Tesla faces scrutiny in Sweden and the Netherlands for providing misleading safety data regarding its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. Independent traffic-safety researchers characterized the data as misleading marketing intended to secure European regulatory approval and regain regional market share.
A Reuters investigation found that Tesla’s statistics rely on invalid data comparisons to exaggerate safety performance. The company compares crash rates involving airbag deployments in Tesla vehicles to general U.S. crash rates that include minor incidents. CEO Elon Musk frequently cites these figures to claim FSD is significantly safer than human drivers.