Tesla Q4 Safety Report: Autopilot remains the safest driving mode

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Recently, Tesla released its Q4 2020 safety report. The report shows that the accident rate in Q4, when using Autopilot, was 3.45 million miles per accident, which is 1/7 of the average accident rate in the US.

As per our Q4 2020 data, the accident rate when using Autopilot was 3.45 million miles per accident. The accident rate for Tesla vehicles not using Autopilot but with active safety features was 2.05 million miles per accident. The accident rate for Tesla vehicles without Autopilot or active safety features was 1.27 million miles per accident. The latest data from the NHTSA shows an average accident rate of 0.484 million miles per accident in the United States.*

*Please note: since our last quarterly safety report, the NHTSA has released new data, which we have included in this quarter’s report.

According to Tesla’s previously released safety report data, the accident rate when using Autopilot in Q3 2020 was 4.59 million miles per accident, 4.53 million miles per accident in Q2, and 4.68 million miles per accident in Q1.

🔗Source: Tesla

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