Even if offered money, they refuse to use it! Several former Tesla employees admit: Musk's touted FSD is not safe at all

格隆汇 May 31｜According to Fast Technology, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has long publicly touted FSD (Full Self-Driving) technology, claiming its safety far surpasses that of human drivers and can even achieve unsupervised driving. However, several former employees directly involved in FSD development have recently stated their distrust in the system. Among them, seven data labelers explicitly stated they would never ride in a Tesla car with FSD enabled; an insider bluntly said, “We have all seen FSD fail,” and warned the public not to trust Musk’s safety assertions. Some former employees even scoffed at Tesla Robotaxi (autonomous taxis), saying they wouldn’t ride even if paid.

The core job of these former data labelers was to review massive amounts of FSD driving footage and train the system to correct mistakes. They revealed that during their work, they frequently saw FSD vehicles speeding, but this common and basic issue was not a priority for engineers and management, with more resources instead directed towards rare edge cases.

Beyond speeding, FSD has often failed to yield to emergency vehicles, did not stop next to school buses, and has nearly hit pedestrians or even collided with animals. These real safety issues have made internal staff completely lose confidence in the system’s safety.

In fact, the controversy over Tesla FSD’s safety has already spread externally. Musk claims FSD is “ten times safer than human driving,” but this assertion has been criticized for flawed statistical methods and unconvincing data. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has raised its investigation into FSD, involving about 3.2 million vehicles; regulators in multiple European countries have also questioned its safety, resulting in FSD’s approval process being stalled in Europe.