European regulators push back against Tesla's disputed Full Self-Driving safety claims

European authorities have withheld full safety data on Tesla’s FSD system amid allegations of inflated safety claims and concerns over data transparency, casting doubt on the company’s latest disclosures and highlighting regulatory scepticism across Europe.

European regulators have resisted Tesla’s efforts to force disclosure of full safety data on its Full Self-Driving system, according to reporting cited by Investing.com and related accounts. The dispute centres on material Tesla submitted in support of its push for approval in Europe, but which authorities have kept out of public view despite pressure from the company.

The controversy has deepened because the numbers Tesla presented have been challenged by independent researchers. Electrek reported that the company showed government officials in Sweden and the Netherlands self-published safety figures that were described as inflated, including claims that the system could have “saved 32,000 lives”. Those estimates were said to rest on highly questionable assumptions, including a comparison that treated every vehicle in the United States as if it could be replaced by an FSD-enabled Tesla.

Other reports have said Tesla told regulators its system was as much as 10 times safer than human drivers, but that traffic-safety specialists found the comparisons misleading. The concern, according to those accounts, is that the company’s statistics rely on selective or invalid baselines that make the software’s safety record appear stronger than it is.

Reuters, in material later echoed by other outlets, reported that regulators in the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway raised concerns after reviewing Tesla’s submissions. The broader pattern suggests European authorities are not only sceptical of the company’s claims, but also wary of turning incomplete or disputed safety data into a public record that could be misconstrued by investors, drivers or policymakers.