Overview
- NHTSA records now list four Tesla Robotaxi crashes in Austin, most recently a September parking‑lot collision with a fixed object that caused property damage but no reported injuries.
- Tesla disclosed roughly 250,000 Robotaxi miles since the late‑June launch, implying about one reported crash every 62,500 miles.
- Waymo reports 1,267 crashes over more than 125 million fully driverless miles, equating to roughly one crash every 98,600 miles.
- Texas requires a human safety monitor with a killswitch in Tesla Robotaxis, creating a different operating setup from Waymo’s driverless service.
- NHTSA’s standing order makes ADS and ADAS incident reports public, yet Tesla’s filings are heavily redacted, limiting detail and complicating direct comparisons.