{"id":1475,"date":"2026-08-04T06:59:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:16:33","slug":"tesla-fsd-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/tesla-fsd-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla FSD statistics 2026: 27 verified numbers on miles, safety, &#038; money"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1475\" class=\"elementor elementor-1475\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4ef554 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4ef554\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcf51ae\" data-id=\"dcf51ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f2610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47f2610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tesla-fsd-self-driving-screen-full.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1502\" alt=\"Tesla FSD Self Driving Statistics\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3776533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3776533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Tesla\u2019s Full Self-Driving is a hard thing to count, whether you are pricing the subscription, writing about it, or underwriting the cars. Tesla put its FSD total at 12,445,140,996 miles on July 18, 2026, the only mileage figure it publishes with a timestamp.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Behind it sit 1.48 million active subscriptions, a $99 monthly price that became the only US option in February, and 12 markets where the software is in place, on Tesla\u2019s own list. Most of that is newer than what you\u2019ll meet in search results.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Here are 27 statistics, dated and sourced. But first, here are nine of them at a glance:<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"at-a-glance\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">Tesla FSD statistics at a glance<\/h2>\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.8;margin:1em 0;padding-left:1.2em;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\">12,445,140,996 FSD miles stood on Tesla\u2019s counter July 18, 2026. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/fsd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"> 0.4% of America\u2019s daily driving equals what Tesla says FSD drives each day worldwide (2026). That is about 1 FSD mile worldwide for every 250 miles driven on US roads.\n \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhwa.dot.gov\/policyinformation\/statistics\/2023\/xls\/vm1.xlsx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FHWA<\/a> and Tesla.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\">1,480,000 FSD subscriptions were active in Q2 2026. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1318605\/000162828026049213\/exhibit991.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla Q2 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"> $99 monthly became FSD\u2019s only US price on February 14, 2026. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/support\/full-self-driving-subscriptions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"> 12 markets had Tesla FSD in place by August 2026, on Tesla\u2019s own list. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/fsd\/safety\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"> 3 independent test bodies rated Tesla poorly at keeping drivers attentive, 2020\u20132025. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/ratings\/partial-automation-safeguards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IIHS<\/a>, Euro NCAP, CR<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"> 0 independent ways exist to check Tesla\u2019s \u2018up to 10 times safer\u2019 FSD claims (2026). \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/fsd\/safety\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla<\/a> claims \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/laws-regulations\/standing-general-order-crash-reporting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NHTSA<\/a> data gap<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\">9 crashes per million paid robotaxi miles were reported through June 2026. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/laws-regulations\/standing-general-order-crash-reporting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NHTSA<\/a> and Tesla Q2 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\">0 crash verdicts or settlements involve the FSD package through 2026. \u2014 Court records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"on-this-page\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">On this page<\/h2>\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.8;margin:1em 0;padding-left:1.2em;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"><a href=\"#miles\">Miles driven<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"><a href=\"#users\">Who pays<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"><a href=\"#price\">Price and revenue<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"><a href=\"#availability\">Where it works<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"><a href=\"#safety\">Safety record<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"><a href=\"#robotaxi\">Robotaxi and courts<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"><a href=\"#epistemics\">No straight answer<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"><a href=\"#meaning\">What it means<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.55em;\"><a href=\"#faq\">Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<section style=\"margin:2em 0;padding:22px 26px;background:#f4f6fb;border:1px solid #c9d4ee;border-left:6px solid #2F6FED;border-radius:6px;\">\n<h2 id=\"how-we-checked-these-numbers\" style=\"margin:0 0 0.7em;line-height:1.3;font-size:1.25em;color:#13275C;\">How we checked these numbers<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 0.9em;\">Every figure carries the date it was read. Chart-read figures are good to about 5% without ever gaining precision later.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 0.9em;\">The decks and web pages Tesla publishes are company-asserted and unaudited. The counter seed resets irregularly. (The purchase-versus-subscription split comes from a call with no transcript.)<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 0.9em;\">Federal crash figures are a count of reports, not of crashes. Independent test grades are dated editions. We re-check every docket and approval status before publishing, and each correction cites the live primary.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0;padding-top:0.8em;border-top:1px solid #c9d4ee;color:#13275C;font-weight:600;\">You\u2019re welcome to use these statistics, and a link back to this page is all we ask.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<h2 id=\"miles\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">How many miles has Tesla FSD driven?<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Start with the odometer.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-1\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">1. <strong>12,445,140,996 FSD miles<\/strong> stood on Tesla\u2019s counter July 18, 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That\u2019s the figure Tesla stamped with a time, and the only mileage number you should quote. The live counter is an animation, <em>not a measurement<\/em>. <strong>Over 90% of those miles<\/strong> ran on version 12 software or later.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-2\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">2. <strong>3 FSD software generations<\/strong> shipped between 2024 and 2026, per Tesla\u2019s quarterly filings<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Those generations are V12 in early 2024, V13 in Q4 2024, and V14, current by Q4 2025. V13 brought <strong>4.2\u00d7 more training data<\/strong> and let the car start from park. V14 reached older AI3 hardware as \u201cv14 lite\u201d in the US and South Korea in mid-2026.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">These are the quarters Tesla described each version as deployed, <em>not release dates<\/em>. Tesla publishes no dated public changelog. The rollout is staged by hardware and geography. V12, V13 and V14 are Tesla\u2019s marketing labels, not the build numbers owners see on the car\u2019s screen.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-3\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">3. <strong>1.4 days of total US road travel<\/strong> equals all FSD miles ever driven (2026)<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\"><strong>0.4% of America\u2019s daily driving<\/strong> equals what Tesla says FSD drives each day worldwide (2026). Roughly 1 FSD mile for every 250 miles driven on US roads.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The numerator comes from Tesla\u2019s counter, an animation seeded July 18, 2026, that Tesla asserts tracks its fleet average and is not a measurement. Those FSD miles are global and the pace they run against is US (FHWA, CY2023), so this is <em>a comparison, not a share<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<figure style=\"margin:1.8em 0;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01-fsd-miles-vs-us-driving.png\" alt=\"Ring chart: all Tesla FSD miles ever driven equal 1.4 days of total US road travel, 0.4% of daily US driving pace.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1256\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#5a6272;margin-top:0.5em;line-height:1.5;\">Every FSD mile ever driven adds up to about 1.4 days of US road travel. Sources: Tesla's cumulative FSD miles counter; FHWA vehicle-miles-traveled data, CY2023.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h2 id=\"users\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">How many people pay for FSD?<\/h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-4\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">4. <strong>1,480,000 FSD subscriptions<\/strong> were active in Q2 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That\u2019s <strong>up 56% year over year<\/strong>, on a metric Tesla first disclosed on January 28, 2026. The series starts at 400,000 in 2021.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Tesla counts subscriptions rather than people, so a two-car household counts twice and a 2019 purchase still counts.<\/p>\n\n<figure style=\"margin:1.8em 0;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04-tesla-fsd-subscriptions-growth.png\" alt=\"Bar chart: active Tesla FSD subscriptions grew from 0.4M in 2021 to 1.48M in Q2 2026.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1256\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#5a6272;margin-top:0.5em;line-height:1.5;\">Active FSD subscriptions climbed from 0.4 million in 2021 to 1.48 million by Q2 2026. Source: Tesla SEC filing exhibits.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-5\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">5. <strong>25% of Tesla\u2019s six-million-vehicle fleet<\/strong> paid for FSD by mid-2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\"><strong>Roughly one car in four<\/strong>, a ratio Tesla has never printed. The denominator is Tesla\u2019s own \u201cover six million\u201d marketing figure, so you are dividing by a number the company defines nowhere.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-6\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">6. <strong>55% of North American Q2 2026 Tesla deliveries<\/strong> included FSD<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That\u2019s an attach rate measured at delivery, <em>not paid retention<\/em>, and new cars arrive with a free trial running. <strong>About 2% of free-trial takers<\/strong> converted to paying in the v12.3-era trials, per a commercial YipitData panel of 3,500 owners in May 2024. Musk disputed the figure without offering another number, and two years and two funnel moments separate the figures.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"price\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">What does FSD cost \u2014 and what does it earn Tesla?<\/h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-7\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">7. <strong>$99 monthly<\/strong> became FSD\u2019s only US price on February 14, 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Nothing else is on the US menu now. At $99, <strong>81 months equal the $8,000 FSD purchase price<\/strong> Tesla discontinued in 2026, or about 6.7 years. Musk has said the $99 will rise, so the payback line you plan around is a ceiling.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-8\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">8. <strong>\u00a564,000<\/strong> has been FSD\u2019s unchanged China price since 2019<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">China is the only major market still selling FSD outright, and flagship features there are gated pending approval. It\u2019s sold as \u201cTesla Assisted Driving,\u201d on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.cn\/modely\/design\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla\u2019s Chinese configurator<\/a>, after three renamings stripped out every autonomy word. The \u201c\u00a5999 per month\u201d price you will meet online is a fabricated conversion, with no monthly option on the configurator.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-9\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">9. <strong>$4.05 billion<\/strong> of prepaid, undelivered features (including FSD) sat on Tesla\u2019s books, June 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That bucket holds connectivity, FSD, free Supercharging, and over-the-air updates, and Tesla has never broken FSD out. <em>Nobody can call this FSD\u2019s deferred revenue<\/em>, though it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1318605\/000162828026049270\/tsla-20260630.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the only audited number<\/a> with FSD inside. <strong>New deferrals fell 19% in 2025<\/strong> as buyers moved to subscriptions, which bypass the pool.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"availability\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">Where does FSD actually work?<\/h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-10\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">10. <strong>12 markets<\/strong> had Tesla FSD in place by August 2026, on Tesla\u2019s own list<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That count is the rollout list on Tesla\u2019s safety page, and which page you read matters. <strong>Three Tesla pages gave 11, 12, and 13<\/strong> on August 3, 2026, with China\u2019s gated product as the swing. So the honest count is \u2026 whichever one you can name a page for.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-11\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">11. <strong>More than 3,000 test hours<\/strong> preceded the Netherlands\u2019 2026 FSD approval<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdw.nl\/en\/news\/2026\/explanation-of-the-type-approval-of-fsd-supervised\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dutch regulator<\/a> also ran 1,000-plus test runs and reviewed 1.8 million kilometres of European data, then moved Tesla\u2019s reporting to monthly. About 40,000 Dutch Teslas drove <strong>roughly 24 million kilometers on FSD<\/strong> after April\u2019s approval <em>\u201cwithout any relevant incidents,\u201d<\/em> in its words.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The approval is valid in the Netherlands only.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:1.5em 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.5;\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Market<\/th><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Status<\/th><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Since<\/th><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Price<\/th><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Source (Aug 3)<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">United States<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Subscription only, Feb 14, 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Feb 14, 2026 (subscription-only, feature available years earlier)<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">$99\/month<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">support page<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Canada<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Available<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">By Q1 2024<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">subscriptions page<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Mexico<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Available<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Date not published<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">same<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Puerto Rico<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">US territory, listed separately by Tesla<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Date not published<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">$99\/month<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">same<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Australia<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Available<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Date not published<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">A$149\/month<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">same<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">New Zealand<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Available<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Date not published<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">same<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">South Korea<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Since Q4 2025, missing from subscriptions list<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Q4 2025<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Q4 2025 deck<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Netherlands<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Approved April 10, 2026, valid there only<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Approved April 10, 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">RDW, June 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Lithuania<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Approved Q2 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Q2 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Q2 2026 deck<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Estonia<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Approved Q2 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Q2 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">same<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Denmark<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Approved Q2 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Q2 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">same<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Belgium<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Approved Q2 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Q2 2026<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">same<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">China<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Sold, features gated pending approval<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Sold since 2019, features still gated<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">\u00a564,000 one-time<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">tesla.cn configurator<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Great Britain<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Not offered. Eight terms including \u201cself-driving\u201d restricted from Jan 7, 2027 (England, Wales, Scotland)<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Not available<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">n\/a<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2026\/733\/made\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SI 2026\/733<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin:1.4em 0;padding:14px 18px;background:#f4f6fb;border-left:4px solid #2F6FED;font-size:1.05em;line-height:1.6;\">An approval or launch date is not a feature-parity date \u2014 China has sold the package since 2019 with its flagship features still switched off, and Europe\u2019s approvals are national, not EU-wide.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"safety\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">Is Tesla FSD safe? Crash records and independent tests<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Now the contested part.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-12\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">12. <strong>207 Tesla driver-assist crash reports<\/strong> were filed for May 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That\u2019s the highest month on record, and <strong>January through June totals 826<\/strong>. Each count is a floor, with late reporting under open federal investigation. The series mixes fleet growth, a 2025 rule change, and adoption, which makes the month-to-month trend unreadable.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">No mileage comes attached, so <em>a count never becomes a rate<\/em>. In 2025\u201326, 1,370 Tesla crash reports came via telematics, versus 113 from all other carmakers, an access gap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/laws-regulations\/standing-general-order-crash-reporting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NHTSA<\/a> notes itself.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-13\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">13. <strong>59 Tesla crash reports<\/strong> through June 2026 alleged a fatality<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That\u2019s a count of <em>reports, not of deaths<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The file has no fatality-count field and combines Autopilot with FSD, so 59 is a floor on the reports, not a verified death toll, and it will not tell you more. A closed <a href=\"https:\/\/static.nhtsa.gov\/odi\/inv\/2022\/INCLA-EA22002-14498.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NHTSA investigation<\/a> tied <strong>at least 13 fatal crashes (14 deaths)<\/strong> to foreseeable Autopilot misuse through August 2023.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-14\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">14. <strong>4 federal investigations<\/strong> into Tesla driving automation were open in August 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The oldest opened in April 2024 and the newest in March 2026, all at NHTSA, and <em>investigations are questions rather than findings<\/em>. The last FSD recall was 2023\u2019s <strong>362,758-vehicle Beta recall<\/strong> (the larger 2,031,220-vehicle recall that year covered Autopilot), and there has been none since.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-15\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">15. <strong>3 independent test bodies<\/strong> rated Tesla poorly at keeping drivers attentive, 2020\u20132025<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">IIHS rated <strong>11 of 14 systems Poor<\/strong> in March 2024, both Teslas among them, and Poor is the industry norm here. In 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euroncap.com\/press-media\/kia-porsche-renault-and-toyota-raise-the-standard-for-assisted-driving-systems-tesla-and-volvo-could-do-better\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Euro NCAP<\/a> scored \u201cAssistance Competence\u201d 30 out of 100, unchanged in grade and core reason since 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cars\/car-safety\/active-driving-assistance-systems-review-a2103632203\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Consumer Reports<\/a> scored \u201cKeeping Driver Engaged\u201d 3 out of 10 in October 2023, its most recent edition. The three agree on where Tesla is weak, not on the scores, so whichever grade you quote, quote its edition with it.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-16\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">16. <strong>1,983 miles per critical human takeover<\/strong>, per a 2026 owner-run FSD tracker (newest hardware only)<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\"><strong>Miles to any takeover at all is 40<\/strong>, and both come from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslafsdtracker.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">self-selected owner panel<\/a>, ad-supported by a vendor that also supplies data.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">One 2026 FSD release came in at 60 miles per critical human takeover. Swings like that kill improvement claims either way. If you use it at all, use the long-run average as a trend line, never a level or a single version\u2019s cell. Peer-reviewed 2024 work on 103 Tesla drivers found their takeovers <em>reflected human judgment, not machine failure<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"robotaxi\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">Tesla robotaxi statistics: fleets, miles, and the court record<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Robotaxi is a different product.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-17\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">17. <strong>6 cities in 2 states<\/strong> hosted Tesla robotaxis by August 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">They are Austin, Dallas, and Houston in Texas, plus Miami, Orlando, and Tampa in Florida. All are Model Y, on Tesla\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/support\/robotaxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">robotaxi support page<\/a>, and Tesla\u2019s Q2 2026 deck lists Phoenix as \u201cPreparations Underway.\u201d In-car supervision came off in stages \u2014 <em>not on a single date, and not everywhere at once<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Tesla\u2019s Q2 2026 deck labels the Bay Area service <em>\u201cSafety Driver,\u201d<\/em> run by a human driver under a limousine-class permit.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-18\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">18. <strong>9 crashes per million paid robotaxi miles<\/strong> were reported through June 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That\u2019s <strong>22 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/laws-regulations\/standing-general-order-crash-reporting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">federal crash reports<\/a> against roughly 2.44 million paid miles<\/strong> from Tesla\u2019s Q2 2026 deck chart. The 95% confidence interval runs 5.7 to 13.6.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The circulating \u201c4\u00d7 worse\u201d figure counted any-contact federal reports against Tesla\u2019s Delta-V-thresholded collision benchmark, two different event classes, over roughly half the then-current mileage. Paid miles are a floor on exposure, so the rate over all robotaxi driving is lower than this per-paid-mile figure. Recent report counts are still filling in.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-19\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">19. <strong>0 airbags<\/strong> deployed across 22 Tesla robotaxi crashes through June 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\"><strong>20 of the 22<\/strong> were property-damage or no-injury events, and pre-crash speeds ran from 0 to 27 mph, in the federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/laws-regulations\/standing-general-order-crash-reporting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">driving-automation file<\/a>. Crash-partner status is unknown in one of the reports, so that zero counts known deployments.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Twenty-two events over roughly 2.4 million miles describe the severity mix, and are <em>too few to settle overall safety either way<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-20\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">20. <strong>220.6 million driverless miles<\/strong> were logged by Waymo through March 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waymo.com\/safety\/impact\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Waymo\u2019s safety hub<\/a> lists them by city: <strong>Phoenix 80.55 million<\/strong>, the SF Bay Area 67.08 million, Los Angeles 51.82 million, Austin 15.79 million, and Atlanta 5.38 million.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Rider-only means no human in the Waymo driver\u2019s seat. Tesla\u2019s nearest disclosure is the chart above, and it counts paid miles.<\/p>\n\n<figure style=\"margin:1.8em 0;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/05-waymo-driverless-miles-by-city.png\" alt=\"Bar chart of Waymo's 220.6M driverless miles by city: Phoenix 80.55M, SF Bay Area 67.08M, LA 51.82M, Austin, Atlanta.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1256\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#5a6272;margin-top:0.5em;line-height:1.5;\">Where Waymo's 220.6 million rider-only miles were driven, by metro. Source: Waymo safety hub, through March 2026.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-21\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">21. <strong>181 Tesla robotaxis versus 677 Waymos<\/strong> held Texas authorizations, July 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The July counts come from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsddb.com\/robotaxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">third-party mirror<\/a> of Texas records. On the regime\u2019s first day, May 28, <strong>Waymo held 577 authorizations to Tesla\u2019s 42<\/strong>, per CNBC.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\"><em>An authorization is not an operating vehicle<\/em>, and we re-verify at publish. Tesla operates under Texas\u2019s autonomous-vehicle authorization for technology it classifies as driver assistance in California.<\/p>\n\n<figure style=\"margin:1.8em 0;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/06-texas-robotaxi-authorizations.png\" alt=\"Bar chart: Texas robotaxi authorizations in July 2026 \u2014 Waymo 677 vehicles vs Tesla 181.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1256\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#5a6272;margin-top:0.5em;line-height:1.5;\">Authorized robotaxi vehicles in Texas, July 2026: Waymo 677 vs Tesla 181. Sources: TxDMV records via third-party mirror; CNBC.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-22\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">22. <strong>0 crash verdicts or settlements<\/strong> involve the FSD package through 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Every documented crash verdict or settlement against Tesla to date is an Autopilot or Enhanced Autopilot matter, per court opinions and a docket sweep. State cases can sit outside the federal docket archive, so the count is a floor.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\"><strong>$242,570,000<\/strong> was awarded against Tesla in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/59929335\/benavides-v-tesla-inc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2025 Autopilot verdict<\/a>, a case stayed on appeal. FSD\u2019s court exposure to date is <em>marketing-based rather than crash-based<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"epistemics\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">Why there\u2019s no straight answer on FSD safety<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">One caution before you cite.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-23\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">23. <strong>5 transport modes<\/strong> have a 2024 fatality rate. Tesla FSD cannot be given one<\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:1.5em 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.5;\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Mode<\/th><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">2024 deaths<\/th><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Deaths per 100M passenger-miles<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Scheduled US airline, domestic<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">0<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">0.00<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Bus<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">40<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">0.011<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Transit passengers\/occupants<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">90<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">0.24<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Car and light truck occupants<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">22,713<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">0.51<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Motorcycle<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">6,228<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">27.3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Tesla FSD<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">no count exists<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">no rate can be computed<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin:1.8em 0;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02-transport-fatality-rates-vs-fsd.png\" alt=\"Bar chart of deaths per 100M passenger-miles: motorcycle 27.3, car 0.51, transit 0.24, bus 0.011; no rate exists for Tesla FSD.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1256\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#5a6272;margin-top:0.5em;line-height:1.5;\">Fatality rates per 100 million passenger-miles by mode, CY2024 \u2014 Tesla FSD has no computable rate because no audited mileage data exists. Source: BTS National Transportation Statistics, Tables 2-1 and 1-40.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\"><strong>0 US airline fatalities in 2024, against 39,254 road deaths the same year<\/strong>. The road figure counts everyone killed on the road, so it runs well above the 22,713 car and light-truck occupants in the table.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Motorcycling is more than 50 times deadlier per mile than car travel, on 2024 federal data.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Every row is 2024, because BTS lists 2025 as unavailable. The airline row divides all 14 CFR 121 deaths by domestic passenger-miles, which is harmless only while the numerator is zero.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The highway passenger-miles are modelled from vehicle-miles times survey occupancy, which makes that row the weakest denominator here. BTS\u2019s own note reads, <em>\u201cCaution must be exercised in comparing passenger miles across modes because significantly different definitions are used.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:1.4em 0;padding:14px 18px;background:#f4f6fb;border-left:4px solid #2F6FED;font-size:1.05em;line-height:1.6;\">0 agencies collect the mileage needed to calculate an FSD safety rate (2026). Tesla\u2019s own mileage is self-asserted vehicle-miles rather than passenger-miles, so even that number cannot fill the row.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That is a fact about what the public data holds, <em>not a claim that FSD is safe or unsafe<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-24\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">24. <strong>100% of Tesla\u2019s 2025\u201326 federal crash reports<\/strong> redact the software-version field<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"margin:1.4em 0;padding:14px 18px;background:#f4f6fb;border-left:4px solid #2F6FED;font-size:1.05em;line-height:1.6;\">NHTSA\u2019s file holds <strong>3,763 unique Tesla Level 2 crash reports<\/strong> through June 2026, and not one current-era report names the software version. The redaction is lawful: NHTSA is legally prohibited from disclosing what Tesla marks as confidential business information, so no public dataset can separate an FSD crash from an Autopilot crash.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">0 mileage or fleet-size data accompanies federal driver-assist crash reports (2026), so nobody outside Tesla can compute a true FSD crash rate.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-25\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">25. <strong>8 different \u201cTesla is N times safer\u201d claims<\/strong> circulated in 2026, spanning 1.1 to 10<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The right question for each is the same: compared with whom, over what window? Tesla\u2019s safety page carries two at once, <strong>a 7\u00d7 headline and 8.2\u00d7 implied by its own bars<\/strong>, which are rolling 12-month numbers refreshed quarterly.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Whatever figure you take from that page needs the date you read it, because <em>no single multiple is publishable as fact<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-26\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">26. <strong>30 reports per 100 million miles<\/strong> is the FSD division that fails three ways (2026)<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Divide NHTSA\u2019s 3,763 Tesla crash reports by the 12.45 billion FSD miles on Tesla\u2019s counter: <strong>30 reports per 100 million miles<\/strong>. The division fails three ways.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The reports span two products, Autopilot and FSD. The miles count only FSD. The reports are a US-only undercount, the miles a global Tesla-claimed figure. And the reports match no benchmark\u2019s event class.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">US police-reported crashes run about 189 per 100 million miles, one per 530,000, on a different instrument. No third-party data verifies either side.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:1.4em 0;padding:14px 18px;background:#f4f6fb;border-left:4px solid #2F6FED;font-size:1.05em;line-height:1.6;\">The 30-to-189 gap measures mismatched inputs, not safety.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"stat-27\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">27. <strong>59% more crashes<\/strong> followed Autosteer installation in the 2019 reanalysis of NHTSA\u2019s own data<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">This one kills a number that flattered Tesla. NHTSA\u2019s famous \u201c40% crash reduction\u201d for Autosteer is retracted in substance, and the only cohort with complete mileage, 5,714 of 43,781 vehicles, shows airbag-deployment crashes <strong>rising from 0.76 to 1.21 per million miles<\/strong>. NHTSA itself conceded in 2018 that it \u201cdid not assess\u201d the technology\u2019s effectiveness, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safetyresearch.net\/Library\/NHTSA_Autosteer_Safety_Claim.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reanalysis<\/a> came from QCS Corp., which reports no financial interest.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:1.5em 0;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.5;\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Multiple<\/th><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Source<\/th><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Comparison group<\/th><th style=\"background:#13275C;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid #13275C;\">Window<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">7\u00d7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Tesla safety page<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">US average driver<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">read Aug 3, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">8.2\u00d7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Same page\u2019s bars<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">5.7M vs 699K miles per collision<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">rolling 12 months<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">8\u00d7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Tesla Impact Report<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Tesla-defined<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">annual<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">10\u00d7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Tesla CFO<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">not stated<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">undated<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">About 6.7\u00d7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Musk, public remark<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">not stated. \u201c85% less crashes,\u201d converted 100 \u00f7 15, company-asserted<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">November 2025<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">5.2\u00d7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Tesla\u2019s EU account<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">European fleet<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">4-month window<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">About 3\u00d7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Reuters-commissioned analysis<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">airbag against tow-away<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">About 1.1\u00d7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Goodall, peer-reviewed<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">road type controlled<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">2018 to 2021<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">1.6\u00d7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Tesla\u2019s 2019 California filing<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">its own active-safety cars<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">the reconciler, not one of the 8<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">39,254 US road deaths in 2024, 1 police-reported crash per an estimated 530,000 miles<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">NHTSA<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">all US traffic<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">context only, not Tesla\u2019s airbag metric<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f4f6fb;\"><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">\u201c32,000 lives saved\u201d<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">Tesla footnote<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">assumes every US vehicle runs FSD<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid #dfe3ee;vertical-align:top;\">0 peer-reviewed estimates exist<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin:1.8em 0;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03-tesla-safety-claims-spread.png\" alt=\"Bar chart of 8 conflicting &quot;Tesla is N times safer&quot; claims, ranging from 10x (Tesla CFO) down to about 1.1x (peer-reviewed).\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1256\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\">\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#5a6272;margin-top:0.5em;line-height:1.5;\">Eight versions of the \"Tesla is N times safer\" claim, from Tesla's own 10\u00d7 down to a road-type-adjusted 1.1\u00d7. Sources: attributed claims including Tesla's safety pages, read Aug 3, 2026.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h2 id=\"meaning\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">What these statistics mean for you<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">What you do with all of this depends on why you came.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"for-car-shoppers\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">1. For car shoppers<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">It\u2019s easy to assume the subscription is the cheap way in. So how long do you plan to keep the car? At $99 a month the subscription passes the old $8,000 price at 81 months, cheaper over five years and dearer over ten.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Tesla\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/legal\/terms#robotaxi-terms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">robotaxi terms<\/a> cap contractual liability at the fare or $100, whichever is greater. A contract term is <em>not a limit on what a court can award you<\/em>. One Texas owner won $10,672.88 in small claims over undelivered FSD, a single case documented by Electrek, not a class outcome.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"for-journalists\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">2. For journalists<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Date everything you quote, because a counter read and a safety multiple both spoil. Before you republish a rate, ask what its denominator is and which class of crash it counts. It\u2019s worth checking filings rather than announcements.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">9 announced FSD launch dates for Europe and China slipped between 2024 and 2026. On the two occasions when a regulator commented publicly on a slipped date, the regulator contradicted Tesla. Tesla\u2019s total reported California autonomous driving, 2015 to 2020, was 562 miles (an absence that is lawful under its driver-assistance classification there).<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"for-fleet-and-insurance-professionals\" style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">3. For fleet and insurance professionals<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">The market has barely priced this. As of mid-2026, 0 mainstream US insurers besides Tesla\u2019s own and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/fsd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lemonade<\/a> priced FSD, and the rate-filing database that would settle it was not searchable here.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Lemonade discounts FSD miles by 50%, justified on its own page by Tesla\u2019s safety data rather than Lemonade\u2019s loss experience. Tesla\u2019s insurers paid $1.004 in claims per premium dollar in 2025.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">That is roughly 40 points worse than the industry, per S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence via the trade press. If you underwrite these cars, repair cost rather than crash frequency plausibly drives it.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"faq\" style=\"margin:2em 0 0.6em;line-height:1.3;\">Frequently asked questions about Tesla FSD<\/h2>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">What percentage of Tesla has FSD?<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">25% of Tesla\u2019s six-million-vehicle fleet paid for FSD by mid-2026. Source: Tesla\u2019s fleet figure against its Q2 2026 subscriptions.<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">How many miles of self-driving does Tesla have?<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">12,445,140,996 FSD miles stood on Tesla\u2019s counter July 18, 2026, all of it supervised driving with a human responsible at the wheel. Source: tesla.com\/fsd, read on July 18, 2026.<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">How many Tesla FSD accidents?<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">There is no FSD-only count. 100% of Tesla\u2019s 2025\u201326 federal crash reports redact the software-version field, and 0 mileage or fleet-size data accompanies federal driver-assist crash reports (2026). Source: NHTSA\u2019s standing general order data, June 2026.<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">Is FSD worth $8000?<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">$99 monthly became FSD\u2019s only US price on February 14, 2026. At $99, 81 months equal the $8,000 FSD purchase price Tesla discontinued in 2026. Source: Tesla\u2019s US support pages, read August 3, 2026.<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">Is Tesla FSD improving over time?<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">1,983 miles per critical human takeover, per a 2026 owner-run FSD tracker (newest hardware only). Single-release readings on the same tracker ran from 60 to 6,286 miles, too noisy to read as improvement in either direction. Source: that owner-run tracker, read August 3, 2026.<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">Is Tesla autopilot actually safe?<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">8 different \u201cTesla is N times safer\u201d claims circulated in 2026, spanning 1.1 to 10. And 3 independent test bodies rated Tesla poorly at keeping drivers attentive, 2020\u20132025. Source: Tesla\u2019s safety page, IIHS, Euro NCAP, and Consumer Reports.<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin:1.6em 0 0.5em;line-height:1.35;\">How many Tesla drivers use FSD?<\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 1.1em;\">Tesla publishes no driver count. The closest figure is 1,480,000 active FSD subscriptions in Q2 2026, and a two-car household counts twice. Source: Tesla\u2019s Q2 2026 deck, as filed with the SEC.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5752d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f5752d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookupaplate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/02-transport-fatality-rates-vs-fsd-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1494\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla\u2019s Full Self-Driving is a hard thing to count, whether you are pricing the subscription, writing about it, or underwriting the cars. Tesla put its FSD total at 12,445,140,996 miles on July 18, 2026, the only mileage figure it publishes with a timestamp. 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