Part 4/11:
Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Regulation
In the past month, Musk has been optimistic about the rapid advancement of Tesla’s FSD technology. Recent data shows that FSD-equipped Teslas have experienced far fewer accidents per mile than the US average, signaling substantial safety improvements.
Musk now claims that within "a few months," Tesla will be able to sell supervised FSD with reduced attention monitoring—a stark contrast to previous timelines of about a year. This suggests rapid progress, especially given Tesla’s historical pattern of ambitious but somewhat conservative timeline estimates.