Key Points
- Tesla says FSD (Supervised) has been involved in 5.2 times fewer collisions than manual driving across five EU countries since April 2026.
- The data covers 65 million kilometres driven in the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark and Belgium.
- Tesla also claims sharp drops in emergency braking, harsh acceleration, harsh braking and hard swerving events compared with manual driving over the same period.
Tesla has published new safety data for FSD (Supervised) in Europe, claiming the system is involved in far fewer collisions than manual driving. The figures come from Tesla Europe, Middle East and Africa's official account and cover the first four months since FSD Supervised started gaining regulatory approval across the EU.
Tesla says the data is drawn from its own Vehicle Safety Report methodology, comparing FSD Supervised and manual driving across the same markets and time windows.
What Tesla's Data Shows
Tesla says FSD Supervised recorded 5.2 times fewer collisions than manual driving across the five EU countries where it's approved, over 65 million kilometres of combined driving.
Metric | FSD Supervised vs manual driving |
Collisions | 5.2x fewer |
Automatic emergency braking events | 13.4x fewer |
Harsh acceleration events | 9.2x fewer |
Harsh braking events | 7.1x fewer |
Hard swerves | 7.6x fewer |
Tesla breaks the collision figure down further by road type. On highways, the company says FSD Supervised covered 41.9 million kilometres with zero collisions, against 429.3 million kilometres and 88 collisions for manual driving with active safety features, a claimed 8.5 times safety margin. On non-highway roads, FSD Supervised covered 23.8 million kilometres with 6 collisions, against 514.5 million kilometres and 368 collisions for manual driving, a claimed 2.8 times margin.
This is Tesla's own published data, not an independently audited dataset. The zero-collision highway result over 41.9 million kilometres is a striking claim. It's worth treating with caution until third-party verification or crash data from EU regulators becomes available.
How the Numbers Were Calculated
Tesla says the comparison is like for like. Both FSD Supervised and manual driving data are counted only from the date each country granted regulatory approval, so the comparison covers the same markets over the same period. The reporting window runs from 10 April to 26 July 2026.
Manual driving in this comparison refers to Tesla vehicles being driven without FSD Supervised engaged, but with the brand's active safety features still switched on, not driving with no assistance systems at all. Tesla says full details of its collision capture and classification methodology are set out in its Vehicle Safety Report.
The Countries Behind the Data
The five EU countries included in Tesla's report are the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark and Belgium. The Netherlands was the first EU country to grant type approval for FSD Supervised, on 10 April 2026, with the other four following via mutual recognition of that approval.
Germany, France, Italy and Spain have not yet granted national approval. Those markets are reportedly waiting on a coordinated EU-wide decision rather than approving FSD Supervised individually.
What This Means for FSD in Australia
Australia and New Zealand run a different FSD build to Europe, but the local rollout has been moving quickly. Tesla began pushing FSD Supervised v14.3.3 to Australian and New Zealand vehicles on 19 June 2026, delivered as firmware 2026.16.6. The update is limited to Hardware 4 equipped cars, covering current-generation Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, and Tesla says it brings faster reaction times, better traffic sign recognition and improved handling of complex intersections and roadworks.
FSD Supervised in Australia is subscription-only. Tesla removed the outright purchase option from 1 April 2026, meaning new orders can no longer add FSD Supervised as a one-off $10,100 purchase. It's now available as a $149 per month subscription for eligible vehicles.
Tesla hasn't published an equivalent safety comparison for the Australian FSD Supervised fleet. The EU figures above relate only to the five approved EU markets and shouldn't be read as representative of local performance until Tesla releases Australian-specific data.
About the author
Danny is a consultant and entrepreneur working at the cutting edge of the electric vehicle and energy transition. He is passionate about educating and helping consumers make better decisions through data.
