Tesla Hits Musk’s Threshold for ‘Safe Unsupervised’ Driving
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TL;DR
- Tesla's fleet using Full Self-Driving (Supervised) has driven over 10 billion miles.
- This milestone meets Elon Musk's previously stated requirement for 'safe unsupervised' driving.
- FSD currently remains a Level 2 system requiring active driver supervision.
- Tesla has not enabled unsupervised FSD for customers, citing unresolved liability concerns.
- Legal responsibility for crashes involving unsupervised FSD is a significant question for Tesla.
- Tesla faces ongoing legal challenges and past liability findings in crashes involving its driver-assist features.
- The company claims FSD-equipped vehicles are involved in fewer major collisions compared to average US drivers.
- Experts have questioned Tesla's methodology in its safety reports.
- Tesla is increasing the deployment of unsupervised vehicles in its robotaxi fleet in select cities.
- Musk indicated unsupervised driving for customer cars is dependent on legality and predicted it for Q4.
- Questions around liability are likely to delay customer access to unsupervised FSD.