"The Tesla Safety Score, first introduced in 2021 and detailed on Tesla's official support site, served as the gatekeeper for owners seeking access to the then-experimental FSD Beta program. If you didn't have a high score close to 100, you simply didn't get in. That early dynamic created a sense of scarcity, competition, and even a bit of paranoia among owners."
"Some owners even reported avoiding certain roads, traffic patterns, or times of day to reduce their chances of dinging their score. Tesla later loosened access requirements as FSD was rolled out more widely, but the culture never fully relaxed. A perfect 100 still carries a certain cachet that's part bragging right, part badge of honor, part proof of being a True Believer in the FSD vision."
Tesla's Full Self-Driving Safety Score has transformed driving into a metrics-driven activity, prompting some owners to prioritize algorithm-friendly behavior over normal driving choices. Viral satire has surfaced showing exaggerated lengths owners will go to protect a perfect score, reflecting real cultural pressure. The Safety Score, introduced in 2021 as the gatekeeper for FSD Beta access, rewarded near-100 scores and created scarcity, competition, and paranoia among participants. Some owners reported avoiding certain roads, traffic patterns, or times of day to prevent dings. Tesla later loosened access requirements as FSD expanded, but the social cachet and competitive impulse for a 100 persist. The algorithm monitors a handful of quantifiable inputs, such as Forward Collision Warnings.
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