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Tesla has released a detailed safety report of its advanced driver-assistance software weeks after Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana called on companies to release more data. On a new section of its website, Tesla addressed claims in relation to customers using its Full Self-Driving (supervised) software. According to Tesla, users in North America using the software drive around about 5 million miles before facing any major collision, and around 1.5 million miles before any minor collision. The data is at a much lower rate than the national average based on the statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA data shows that people get into a major collision every 699,000 miles and a minor one every 299,000, at least according to the interpretation put forward by the firm. Tesla releases safety report amid criticisms Tesla has been releasing vehicle safety reports on a quarterly basis for a while. However, those reports have been repeatedly criticized for being insufficient. In addition, the company has not released any information on the safety performance of its Robotaxi trial that has been running in Austin, Texas, this year. The trial has employees in the driver’s seat of the vehicles, monitoring for safety reasons. Meanwhile, Waymo, one of the leading robotaxi companies in the United States at the moment, based on cars deployed and customers served, has published its own data. The data shows that vehicles are about five times safer than human drivers, and twelve times safer with respect to pedestrians. During the conference held last month, Makawana was asked to name companies that she felt were making the road safer. “I don’t know who’s on that list, because they’re not telling us what’s happening with their fleets,” said Mawakana. “I think there is a responsibility, if you’re going to put…

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Filed under: News - @ November 15, 2025 2:29 pm