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Tesla’s safety data also delineates between testing activities and commercial service. During early deployment phases, there have been hundreds of vehicle-days of testing, which naturally involve more interactions and safety events. Conversely, actual passenger rides, though fewer, still demonstrate promising safety metrics, with incidents occurring at a low frequency relative to miles driven.
Analyses comparing Tesla’s safety record with other autonomous platforms, such as Wimo, suggest Tesla’s incident rate is favorable—estimations indicate Wimo experiences safety incidents roughly every 12,000 miles, while Tesla averages well over that, with only one known serious incident in Austin over tens of thousands of miles.