Tesla Releases Safety Data to Lobby for EU-Wide FSD Approval

Tesla Inc. released safety data on Tuesday claiming its supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology recorded 4.1 times fewer collisions than manually driven vehicles across five European countries. The data, based on over 100 million kilometers driven between April and August, reported 12 total collisions for FSD-equipped cars compared to 627 for manual vehicles.

This disclosure and the launch of an open-source safety dashboard are part of a lobbying effort ahead of a potential European Union vote on wider deployment, which could occur as early as October 6. To secure approval, the system requires support from at least 15 of 27 member states representing 65% of the population. Currently, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, and Lithuania have granted provisional approval.

Critics and experts have questioned the validity of the safety comparisons. Additionally, the Dutch road authority RDW has faced criticism for withholding commercially sensitive data that underpinned the initial approval in the Netherlands.