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Tesla Autopilot Just Obliterated the U.S. Safety Average. The Data Is Brutal.

Tesla Autopilot Just Obliterated the U.S. Safety Average. The Data Is Brutal.

After 9 billion miles, the numbers are in. And they’re not even close.

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May 27, 2025
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Let’s break it down:

  • Tesla with Autopilot: 1,506 accidents

  • Tesla without Autopilot: 6,864 accidents

  • U.S. average (non-Tesla): 18,367 accidents

  • FSD (Full Self-Driving) Supervised Prevented: 16,861 accidents

This is a massive gap.

Tesla’s Autopilot doesn’t just beat the average. It demolishes it by over 12 times. That’s not marketing. That’s math.

And yet, legacy media still runs headlines that stoke fear around self-driving tech. Politicians still push for stricter rules on Autopilot while ignoring the real carnage happening every day on normal roads.

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