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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Steve Fowler

Full Self Driving Teslas are now in Europe – and I’ve ‘driven’ one

Tesla's Full Self Driving is now in Europe and Steve Fowler tried it out - (Steve Fowler)

If you’ve ever doubted the benefits of self-driving cars, take a look at the data. In the US where Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) has been available since 2022, Tesla reports that users experience seven times fewer collisions on the highway, or five times fewer ‘off highway’ collisions.

Full Self Driving could, according to Tesla, save up to 32,000 lives a year in the US where there are well over 40,000 road fatalities every year.

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