Tesla's FSD drove across Denmark with zero interventions, proving it three times safer than humans, but struggled with parking, highlighting the human-AI tag team that saves lives.
In this video, the host completes Tesla’s first coast-to-coast Full Self-Driving drive across Denmark, deliberately testing the system on country roads, cities, highways, construction zones, and thousands of roundabouts to address European safety concerns. He highlights third-party testing by Dutch authorities (RDW) that confirms FSD is at least three times safer than human drivers, explaining that differing US and Netherlands statistics reflect different baselines rather than contradictions. The key message is that a human-plus-AI “tag team” saves lives: the AI provides undistracted, 360-degree awareness while the human intervenes only when needed, leading the host to predict FSD will save more lives than seat belts. The drive itself is remarkably uneventful—the car crosses the country twice with zero interventions, calmly handling even tiny roads, pedestrians, dogs, speed bumps, and roadworks. The main weakness identified is parking, where FSD hesitates and struggles with spot selection, though upcoming updates promise improvements. The host stresses that drivers must still pay attention and that reminders, while aggressive, are better safe than sorry, but concludes Tesla has delivered true autonomous driving where other automakers have fallen short.
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