The original data source of all this breaks this out into "Critical Disengagements" (CDE) and Non-Critical.

  * Critical: Safety Issue (Avoid accident, taking red light, unsafe action)
  * Non-Critical: Non-Safety Issue (Wrong lane, driver courtesy, merge issue)

That both Fred from Electrek and Taylor from Snow Bull ignore this distinction shows me their intent is less than neutral.

Looking at the original data sources [1], FSD seems to be improving over time at the metric that matters most:

  * City miles per CDE have gone from ~50 to ~120. 
  * % of drives over 5 miles with no CDE have gone from 72% to 93%.

I've been pleasantly surprised that human oversight while the software improves seems to be a viable approach. FSD doesn't appear particularly close to Waymo/Cruise at the moment, but it's not as if they are crashing left and right (you'd certainly hear about it if they were).

Personally I have it, I don't find it enjoyable to use -- but I also don't feel unsafe when using it. Highway autopilot on the other hand I find immensely reliable and valuable.

[1] https://www.teslafsdtracker.com/ https://twitter.com/eliasmrtnz1