Recent news about Tesla being dangerous is incredibly hyperbolic. No real comparison to the fatalities incurred by other vehicles. A quick calculation shows Tesla to be about 100 times safer than the average vehicle. 

Since Tesla introduced Autopilot in 2015, there have been at least 11 deaths in 9 crashes in the United States that involved Autopilot.

Tesla "For those driving without Autopilot but with our active safety features, we registered one accident for every 2.05 million miles driven [NB .0205/100 million miles]. For those driving without Autopilot and without our active safety features, we registered one accident for every 978 thousand miles driven [NB .01/100 million miles].Apr 17, 2021"

https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/yearly-snapshot#trends

Year     Deaths     Crashes     Motor vehicles     rate per million miles

2015    35,485    32,539            49,477                    115

2016    37,806    34,748            52,714                   119

2017    37,473    34,560            53,128                   117

2018    36,835    33,919            52,286                   114

2019    36,096    33,244            51,247                   111

Total    183,698