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Senators urge NHTSA to investigate Tesla's FSD safety claims
Two U.S. senators, Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal, have requested that NHTSA review the statistical and methodological validity of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) safety claims. Tesla states its FSD is up to seven times safer than human driving, with 5.5 million miles between major collisions compared to the U.S. average of 660,000 miles. This request follows a Reuters report questioning Tesla's methodology. The senators seek answers regarding independent evaluation of these claims, the use of a five-second disengagement window, and potential omission of incidents due to automated telemetry
- Tesla claims FSD achieves 5.5 million miles between major collisions
- Senators ask NHTSA to assess statistical validity of FSD data
🔎 Why it matters: The letter from Senators Markey and Blumenthal to NHTSA challenges the accuracy of Tesla Full Self-Driving safety statistics.
📈 Upside: Not applicable.
📉 Risk: Without rigorous NHTSA verification, inaccurate safety data on FSD may persist.
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