Autopilot on freeways? Definitely better than the average driver. FSD on freeways? Same thing. I rely on those constantly, and also get frustrated when people complain about AP being unsafe.
FSD on streets? Definitely still worse than the average driver, at least in places that don't have perfectly laid out street grids and properly painted lane lines which is what I deal with. I can't make it through a drive on streets without disengaging multiple times.
The problem is these three different things get lumped together in conversations/articles all the time.
They've since corrected it: