Data-driven safety
A global fleet of millions of vehicles generates anonymous real-world driving data. Tesla turns these learnings into safety improvements shared with every vehicle through free over-the-air software updates.
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Tesla Safety
Engineered to protect everyone — active prevention, passive protection, and continuous improvement from real-world data.
5★Safety ratings
8.6M+Vehicles in fleet
OTASafer over time
Safety is paramount
Safety is at the center of every product Tesla builds. Safety features are included in every vehicle — with the goal of making roads as safe as possible for everyone on them.
Exceeding safety standards
All Tesla models have received five-star safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Each vehicle is designed to exceed the standards of each safety category.
Designed as one system
When hardware and software are designed together, they work together. Safety systems are engineered for complete integration from the beginning — improving real-world safety.
The safest crash is no crash
All Tesla vehicles are equipped with safety features that can help anticipate or avoid accidents. Technology continues to improve, making Tesla vehicles among the safest on the road.
It starts with safer driving
Safety starts as soon as you step inside your Tesla.
As you leave
Your seat position and mirror preferences adjust to your Driver Profile. Shift into Drive or Reverse and external cameras show what's around your vehicle. If an object is detected, you'll hear a chime.
Along the way
Your Tesla monitors driving and uses chimes and vibrations to help you stay in your lane, keep to the speed limit, and know if there is a pedestrian, object, or other vehicle in your blind spots. It can even detect drowsiness.
When parking
Repark using cameras and Park Assist. Blind spot monitoring helps when opening your door — alerting you and pausing if a cyclist or pedestrian is approaching. Child Left Alone Detection and Sentry Mode add protection when you're away.
Preventing a collision
While you're driving, active safety features like Forward Collision Warning and Emergency Braking can alert you or take action before things go wrong.
Forward Collision Warning
Warns you
Front cameras detect if you're approaching an object, pedestrian, or vehicle too quickly. If a collision is likely unless you take immediate action, you'll hear a warning and the object will appear in red on your touchscreen.
Automatic Emergency Braking
Brakes for you
If you aren't taking action and a collision appears imminent, your Tesla activates Automatic Emergency Braking to reduce torque and apply the brakes — slowing your speed and reducing impact severity.
Dynamic Brake Lights
Alerts others
When driving over 31 mph and braking suddenly, Dynamic Brake Lights flash your brake lights quickly to warn other drivers that your vehicle is rapidly slowing down.
Safer collisions
Some crashes are unavoidable. Impact-absorbing zones, a stiff passenger compartment, and advanced seat belts and airbags that deploy within milliseconds all help protect occupants.
Prepared for impact
The chassis and frame absorb crash energy before it reaches the cabin — protecting occupants and the battery from direct impact energy and reducing severity for other vehicles too.
Reactive airbags
Advanced airbags deploy according to crash type and occupant size, with active venting that adjusts pressure based on expected crash severity. Far-side airbags between first-row occupants help prevent occupant-to-occupant contact.
Safer seat belts
Front cameras observe the scenario and prepare the seat belt system to react faster with adequate force when impact occurs, reducing slack. Seat belts adjust according to detected seat position.
Safer aftermath
Safety doesn't stop after a crash.
Emergency response
When a serious collision is detected, hazard lights turn on, doors automatically unlock for emergency access, and your Tesla contacts emergency services.
Battery protection
Vehicle structures cushion and protect the battery in an accident. Onboard systems automatically disconnect the high-voltage battery upon impact. If a battery fire occurs, the pack is designed to spread heat away from the cabin.
Real-world data
Dashcam clips and anonymised impact data from crashes are used by Tesla's safety engineering team to improve existing features and develop new ones — shared with the global fleet through over-the-air updates.
Latest news
trending stories and headlines — sourced below
Event · Next month in Austin
Cybercab launch event — 3 September
Tesla is celebrating the Cybercab robotaxi launch with an exclusive, invite-only evening in Austin. Press reports and invitation emails fix the date as 3 September 2026. Tesla says it will livestream the event; everyday Robotaxi access after the night is still expected to start small, alongside the Model Y fleet already running in a handful of US cities.
- Invite-only guest list
- Livestream planned
- Joins Austin Robotaxi
Tesla's sweepstakes page confirms an exclusive Austin celebration of the Cybercab robotaxi launch. The 3 September date comes from invitation emails and journalism; treat wider public Cybercab hailing as unconfirmed until Tesla's Robotaxi app says otherwise.
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Latest · live · updated 2h ago
Tesla confirms a 3 September Cybercab launch event in Austin, offering the public its first chance to ride the driverless two-seat robotaxi.
Event
Sweepstakes Winners Hear Today for the Invite-Only Austin Night
Tesla's official Cybercab Launch Event page says five winners from the 17–23 August Robotaxi-ride sweepstakes are notified on 25 August. Invitees reported by the press must be 21 and RSVP by 30 August.
as of 2026-08-25
Autonomy
Tesla Plans to Livestream the Cybercab Launch for Everyone Else
Coverage of Tesla's Exclusive Access: Cybercab poster says the 3 September Austin evening will be livestreamed. The in-person guest list stays curated — not a public open house.
as of 2026-08-24
Manufacturing
Employee Cybercab Rides Were the Reported Warm-Up for a Public Debut
Reuters, citing The Information, said Tesla told staff it would start with employee rides on public roads in Austin, then fold Cybercabs into Robotaxi a few days later. Treat internal timelines as reported, not a Tesla filing.
as of 2026-08-17
Autonomy
After 3 September, Cybercab Is Meant to Join Austin's Robotaxi App
Electrek and other outlets say the launch is Cybercab joining the existing Austin Robotaxi service — the same geofence and FSD stack already used by driverless Model Ys — not a new city-wide network. How many cabs riders can actually hail remains unconfirmed.
as of 2026-08-25
Trending
- 3 September AustinInvite-only Cybercab night…
- Exclusive AccessRiders comparing invitation emails…
- Livestream WatchOwners asking how to watch…
- Hail a CybercabWhether the Robotaxi app adds it…
- Two-seat FleetModel Y vs purpose-built cab…
- Giga Texas OutputHow many cabs actually roll…
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~293 mi EPA-adjusted est.
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Factories
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Want to go deeper?
Read the official Tesla safety page for the latest ratings, features, and safety report. Or ask teslaway about crash ratings, active safety, and how Tesla vehicles protect occupants.
- · Certain safety features may not be available in all regions or for all vehicles based on build date.
- · Tesla vehicles have earned five-star safety ratings from NHTSA, Euro NCAP, and ANCAP. Ratings for each vehicle trim and model year may vary. Not all trims and model years have been tested.
- · Impact data is anonymised and aggregated and requires sharing to be enabled.
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