Tesla releases FSD safety data for Europe

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Tesla has released an update on Full Self-Driving (Supervised), or FSD (Supervised), in Europe via the messaging platform X. This advanced driver assistance system is currently approved in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Estonia, and Lithuania. According to Tesla, over 70,000 Tesla drivers are using it there, covering more than one million kilometers per day.

When using FSD (Supervised), the accident probability is 4.1 times lower compared to manual driving, based on 100 million kilometers driven on public roads in the EU. Ahead of a potential vote on a pan-European approval in October, Tesla has made a key component of the evidence for approval publicly available in the Netherlands. The associated dashboard was already made available to all EU member states at the beginning of April 2026.

For over three billion kilometers driven in 2025, Tesla reports a 45 percent reduction in severe accidents compared to manual driving on highways, 69 percent reduction on federal roads, 50 percent reduction in urban traffic, and 40 percent reduction on secondary roads. Automatic emergency braking reduced accidents by up to 84 percent, while forceful braking cut them by up to 81 percent. When it comes to lane changes, 99 percent of minor collisions were avoided on highways and 93 percent outside of them. These figures are based on 377 million vehicle maneuvers in fleet operations.

Incidents caused by driver fatigue on highways have been reduced by 67 percent with FSD (Supervised) compared to manual driving. The system drives 98 percent of the time at or below the speed of surrounding traffic, while Tesla’s engineer-driven vehicles have traveled 1.6 million kilometers without being at fault in any accidents resulting in serious or minor damage. In several countries, over 230,000 scenario tests under various conditions have been conducted, with a success rate of 98 percent. The success rate remains above 98 percent even in rain, fog, and during day and night conditions.

Tesla states, “FSD (Supervised) is already saving lives where it’s approved.” At the same time, the U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer explains that this safety advantage remains blocked in much of Europe due to bureaucratic hurdles. The currently available functions still require constant driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous. Activation and use are limited to areas with regulatory approval, and technical restrictions may apply.

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