"On a new section of its website, Tesla claims that in North America, owners using the company's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software are driving around 5 million miles before a major collision, and around 1.5 million miles before a minor collision. That's a far lower rate than the national average based on statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). That data shows people get in a major collision every 699,000 miles, and a minor one every 229,000, at least according to Tesla's interpretation."
"Waymo, the leading robotaxi company in the U.S. at the moment based on cars deployed and customers served, has published detailed data showing its vehicles are around five-times safer than human drivers, and 12-times safer with respect to pedestrians. At last month's Disrupt conference, Mawakana was asked to name other companies she felt were making roads safer. "I don't know who's on that list, because they're not telling us what's happening with their fleets," said Mawakana, without naming Tesla."
Tesla's website states that in North America, Full Self-Driving (Supervised) users drive about 5 million miles between major collisions and about 1.5 million miles between minor collisions. Tesla contrasts those figures with NHTSA statistics indicating major collisions every 699,000 miles and minor collisions every 229,000 miles. Tesla's quarterly vehicle safety reports have faced criticism for lacking sufficient detail. Tesla has released minimal information about its Austin Robotaxi trial, which continues to have employees in the driver's seat for safety monitoring. Independent data from Waymo indicates its vehicles are roughly five-times safer than human drivers and twelve-times safer for pedestrians. Calls for transparency emphasize the responsibility to publish fleet performance data when removing drivers.
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