Tesla’s statements should only be believed if they stop deliberately hiding the data from the CA DMV by declaring that FSD does not technically count as a autonomous driving system and is thus not subject to the mandatory reporting requirements for autonomous systems in development. If they did that then there could actually be a sound independent third party statements about their systems. Until that time their claims should be as trusted as Ford’s were on the Pinto.
This is why startups are allowed to project massive sales next year but Elizabeth Holmes is headed to jail.
If it turns out that FSD has had a fatal crash and Tesla lied about it Musk is headed to jail too.
We don’t live in a “just world”. There’s a reason a lower tier person like Holmes gets some prison and psychos like, say, Trump or Musk barely get a slap on the wrist.
You really just can't trust Tesla at all, about anything. There's no integrity there. They won't even be honest with the name of their headline feature!