According to Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), a Tesla owner has successfully driven over 30,000 miles using Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) without touching the steering wheel, as reported by Business Insider (businessinsider.com/tesla-owner-fsd-miles-without-touching-steering-wheel-2026-1). This milestone demonstrates the practical reliability and maturity of Tesla’s AI-powered autonomous driving technology. The achievement highlights significant progress in computer vision, neural networks, and machine learning, which are the core AI technologies powering FSD. For the AI industry, this real-world validation supports accelerated adoption in the autonomous vehicle sector and signals new business opportunities in AI-driven mobility services, fleet management, and safety solutions. Leading analysts note that such large-scale, real-life data collected from FSD users is a valuable asset for further model training and regulatory approval, positioning Tesla and similar AI companies to capitalize on the expanding self-driving market (Business Insider, 2026).