Tesla Deaths
Tesla Deaths is a record of Tesla accidents that involved a driver, occupant, cyclist, motorcyclist, or pedestrian death, whether or not the Tesla or its driver were at fault

Elon Musk's Claims

Elon Musk has made many claims about Tesla car safety, specifically for the S and X. But are Tesla cars safer than the average automobile?

DateData citedSourceLink
3
May 14, 2018"4x better than average"NoneTwitter
4
May 14, 2018
One death per 320M miles (includes occupants, other vehicles, cyclists/peds)
NHTSATwitter
5
July 5, 2016"Wrong to exclude non-occupant deaths"NoneTwitter
6
November 19, 2013
"Model S has "no injuries or deaths ever"
NoneTwitter

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