There has been an ongoing debate about how safe Autopilot technology is in cars as compared to when humans drive. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been adamant that Autopilot technology is safer.
As Musk fights a pair of lawsuits over Autopilot technology after settling at least four lawsuits over deadly accidents involving the feature in the past, Tesla released numbers showing Autopilot is safer.
According to tech reporter Sawyer Merritt, Tesla found that in the second quarter of 2025, there was just one crash recorded for every 6.69 million miles that were driven by the company’s self-driving feature.
Meanwhile, human drivers who didn’t use it were responsible for one crash for every 963,000 miles driven.
“By comparison, the most recent data available from NHTSA and FHWA (from 2023) shows that in the US there was an automobile crash approximately every 702,000 miles,” Merritt added.
Tesla just began rolling out its robotaxis last month, so showing the safety of Autopilot technology is especially important for the company.
While many have recorded a positive experience with Tesla’s robotaxis, others have shared instances of the vehicles breaking traffic laws and experiencing other issues, which has led to obvious concerns.
“Tesla self-driving will be far safer than human driving,” Musk said earlier this year.
Musk and Tesla have won a pair of lawsuits in California that looked to blame accidents on the company’s technology, so not all of the filed lawsuits against Tesla have led to a settlement.
It’s still far too early to make an exact determination on how much safer self-driving cars are compared to humans, but the early returns suggest Musk is right.
