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Tesla Redacts Robotaxi Crash Details as Regulators Step Up Review

The newly posted federal filings from Austin show limited disclosure from a tiny, supervised pilot that has yet to present public safety evidence.

Overview

  • NHTSA filings list three Tesla robotaxi crashes in Austin, all dated July 1, with one minor injury and two property‑damage reports.
  • Tesla blacked out the narrative sections of all three reports, leaving key context about fault, conditions, and system behavior unavailable.
  • The incidents occurred during an invite‑only pilot using roughly 10–20 modified Model Y vehicles staffed with an onboard safety monitor.
  • By late July the pilot had logged about 7,000 operational miles, according to company disclosures, with no published data demonstrating software safety.
  • Regulatory scrutiny is ongoing, including an NHTSA audit of Tesla’s crash reporting, with additional review of possible misreporting reported by Electrek.