Tesla says cars using FSD (Supervised) in Australia and New Zealand were involved in about 40% fewer collisions than cars driven manually with active safety features on, based on a full year of fleet data the company released to mark FSD’s first anniversary in the region.
What Tesla reported
Between September 17, 2025 and September 16, 2026, Tesla’s fleet in Australia and New Zealand logged roughly 160 million km on FSD (Supervised) versus about 2.4 billion km driven manually with Tesla’s active safety features engaged, according to figures Tesla’s Australia and New Zealand account posted and reported by Drive Tesla Canada and Not a Tesla App. Tesla’s numbers work out to one collision roughly every 1.78 million km on FSD, compared with one every 1.07 million km driving manually — about a 40% lower rate with FSD engaged.
The company also reported lower rates of harsh braking (around 90% fewer events), harsh acceleration (about 86% fewer), and automatic emergency braking activations (roughly 66% fewer) when FSD was doing the driving.
Why the fine print matters
This is Tesla’s own fleet data, self-reported through a regional company account rather than published as an independent study, and neither outlet covering it points to third-party verification. FSD (Supervised) also still requires an attentive driver ready to take over — Tesla’s own naming makes that clear — so the comparison is between two forms of assisted driving, not between assisted and unassisted driving. Treat the 40% figure as Tesla’s characterization of its own data, not an independently audited safety rating.
One real-world effect: cheaper insurance
The data has already had a knock-on effect: Drive Tesla Canada reports that Zurich Australia began offering lower insurance rates tied to the safety figures. If you’re in the US, this specific rate change doesn’t apply to you, but it’s a sign insurers are starting to treat FSD usage data as an underwriting input rather than ignoring it — worth watching if you’re shopping for coverage on a car with FSD.
Photo by Saksham Vikram.