Tesla publishes its vehicle safety report for the first quarter of 2024, which shows significant improvements in Autopilot safety

Tesla has released its updated Q1 2024 Vehicle Safety Report, showing significant improvements in Autopilot safety.

Quarterly improvements

For Tesla vehicles driven manually and using Tesla safety features, Tesla recorded nearly 1 million miles driven before the crash, compared to about 500,000 miles for the U.S. industry average.

On the other hand, for vehicles using Autopilot or FSD, Tesla averaged almost 7.63 million miles driven before the crash, a 15-fold increase over the U.S. average. This represents a significant improvement over the last quarter, in which the Tesla averaged 4.3 million miles before the accident, an improvement of almost 50% year-over-year.

Tesla’s active safety features

Tesla’s active safety features play a big role in the huge increase in miles driven to accident rates, and key features like lane departure avoidance and automatic emergency braking (AEB) play a major role in keeping Tesla drivers safe on the road. Tesla recently updated its vehicles so that automatic emergency braking works in reverse and at speeds above 100 mph. As of 2023, AEB now also works for vehicles traveling perpendicular to Tesla vehicles.

In addition to Tesla’s active safety features, they also have some of the safest cars in the world due to the way they are built. Recently, Vice President Lars Moravy shared a video (below) that explains the Tesla’s front Gigas assembly and why it makes the vehicle much safer.

Safety updates and engagement

In addition to improving safety features, Tesla regularly updates its vehicles with new safety features, such as a recent update to the frequency of hazard warning lights. Tesla is committed to developing the safest cars in the world, and Tesla drivers regularly avoid accidents that could crush or injure other vehicles.

Tesla Models S, X, 3 and Y have the lowest overall probability of injury among vehicles tested by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and consistently earn near-perfect ratings in crash tests.

Elon Musk, in a recent post on X, confirmed that Tesla’s upcoming supercomputer expansion will take place in Giga Texas as part of a “super dense, water-cooled” cluster. Elon previously mentioned that Tesla will spend $10 billion this year alone on AI and computing capabilities alone.

According to Joe Tegtmeyer, a longtime Giga Texas drone pilot, most of the cooling system equipment has already arrived on site and is being placed at the end farther from the new glass front on the north side. The southern end of the new expansion has been confirmed to be the site of a supercomputer cluster expansion as part of Tesla’s recent push for autonomy and the unveiling of Robotaxi, which is expected on August 8.

Calculation extension

According to the 2024 earnings call, continued computing capacity development was a key part of Tesla’s research and development funding this year. Our own computer facilities support not only the development of FSD, but also the development of Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot. With recent moves to introduce FSD without any reservations, as well as the possible unveiling of FSD in China, these computational extensions will be necessary to ensure further improvements to Tesla’s AI models.

Last night, Tesla unveiled the same-day official EPA rating for the Model 3 Performance, along with wheel price changes and new Gemini hubcaps for the Model Y.

Model 3 performance range

The official EPA rating for the Model 3’s efficiency is 303 miles (about 487 km), which is six miles more than Tesla’s estimate. Originally, the range was estimated by Tesla at 297 miles (about 478 km). This update, which includes a slight range increase, means Tesla is making a more efficient variant of the Model 3 or Model Y available for the first time with an EPA-compliant range of more than 300 miles.

Canadian differences

The Canadian Model 3 Performance will be delivered from China and will therefore have a different range – 476 km (approximately 295 miles). This slight difference also comes in slightly different acceleration – the US variant accelerates from 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds and the Canadian from 0-60 (or 0-100km/h) in 3.1 seconds.

Canada also recently announced that it is reviewing tariff rates on imported electric vehicles from China in the wake of the United States’ recent announcement that it will be increasing tariffs on imported electric vehicles and batteries from China – meaning we’ll likely see the same variant in Canada.

Black Gemini wheel covers and Nova wheels

The Model 3’s 19-inch Nova wheels, which are available on Long Range and Standard Range models, are now available at a lower price – reduced to $1,000 from $1,500.

In addition to this change, Tesla also introduced new black 19-inch Gemini hubcaps for the Model Y in the United States, available for an additional $500. Original silver wheel covers are standard.

This hubcap change is not currently available in Canada, most likely due to the import of Model Y vehicles from China.