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Musk says Tesla FSD v15 safer than human drivers, data remains unclear

Elon Musk said Tesla’s next Full Self-Driving software version, v15, will be far safer than human drivers, even in complex situations. He also said the current v14 line will be refined through updates. Critics say released versions have not matched such promises and still require constant driver supervision. Tesla has not disclosed intervention and crash data or peer-reviewed studies. U.S. regulators are investigating FSD in multiple probes.

Mobility

Tesla FSD v14.3 likely to roll out this week as internal beta under way

Tesla is beta-testing its latest Full Self-Driving software, FSD v14.3, with employees and may begin a broad rollout as early as this week. The update aims to expand neural network scale and improve inference and reinforcement learning, while addressing routing quality and urban driving. Sentiment is mixed after disputes over v14.2 performance and reliability metrics. U.S. regulator NHTSA has also widened scrutiny, upgrading its probe and expanding the number of vehicles and crashes under review.

Mobility

Waymo robotaxi logs 500,000 weekly paid rides in 10 U.S. cities, tenfold growth in two years

Waymo is rapidly expanding its influence in the U.S. robotaxi market. Alphabet-owned Waymo is recording 500,000 paid robotaxi trips a week across 10 cities, a tenfold increase in two years, TechCrunch reported on March 27. Waymo has expanded service beyond Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles to seven more cities. Regulators are also examining issues including how its robotaxis recognized school buses.