🚗Tesla's FSD Fleet Crosses 10B Miles; Unsupervised Driving Grows
FSD hits 10 billion miles, but who's liable?
TL;DR
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) fleet has driven over 10 billion miles. The company claims this makes FSD safer than human drivers, but legal liability remains unclear with dozens of fatalities and hundreds of crashes.
Tesla's FSD-equipped vehicles have logged over 10 billion miles, hitting a milestone set by Elon Musk earlier this year for 'safe unsupervised' driving. Despite the impressive distance, FSD is still classified as a Level 2 system requiring constant human oversight. Tesla boasts its cars drive 5.5 million miles on average before a major collision compared to 660,000 miles for typical drivers. However, hundreds of crashes and dozens of fatalities raise questions about safety claims. Legal liability remains murky with courts often dismissing lawsuits against the company.
Key Points
FSD-equipped Teslas have logged over 10 billion miles of supervised and unsupervised driving.
Tesla claims FSD vehicles drive 5.5 million miles before a major collision, compared to 660K for average US drivers.
Hundreds of crashes involving Tesla's Autopilot and dozens of fatalities raise safety concerns.
A federal jury in Florida found Tesla partly liable for a deadly crash, ordering $243M payment.
Tesla is expanding its unsupervised robotaxi fleet with 5 vehicles in Dallas, 6 in Houston, and 29 supervised + 22 unsupervised in Austin.
Why It Matters
If you're a Tesla owner using FSD or considering it, the legal landscape around liability is crucial. Courts have mixed rulings on whether Tesla can avoid responsibility for crashes involving its Autopilot system. The company's expansion of unsupervised driving raises questions about who bears the risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this matter?
If you're a Tesla owner using FSD or considering it, the legal landscape around liability is crucial. Courts have mixed rulings on whether Tesla can avoid responsibility for crashes involving its Autopilot system. The company's expansion of unsupervised driving raises questions about who bears the risk.
What happened?
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) fleet has driven over 10 billion miles. The company claims this makes FSD safer than human drivers, but legal liability remains unclear with dozens of fatalities and hundreds of crashes.
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