An open letter published by CleanTechnica presses Elon Musk to act on his own safety claims. It cites an estimated 36,640 US traffic fatalities in 2025 and Musk's earlier statement, from April 8, 2026, that Tesla's Full Self-Driving could save 90% of the roughly one million lives lost in car crashes globally each year.
The letter argues that if those figures are accurate, Tesla has a moral imperative to ensure every Tesla EV customer uses FSD, not just those who opt in. It frames the technology as a life-saving tool that should be broadly deployed rather than left to individual choice.
The piece is an opinion piece, and the underlying safety statistics are attributed to Musk's own claims rather than independent verification. Still, it highlights the growing pressure on Tesla to reconcile its advertised capabilities with real-world rollout decisions.