"A recent "vehicle safety report" from Tesla shows its autonomous robotaxis got into five additional crashes in Austin, including a crash with a bus while the Tesla was stationary. A Tesla backed into fixed objects twice: in one, backing up into an object going 2mph and in another at 1mph. Another instance involved a collision with a heavy truck at 4mph, but perhaps most damning was crashing into a fixed object going 17mph while driving straight."
"This is most of what we know, as unlike its other autonomous vehicle competitors Waymo and Zoox-and every other company in the market-Tesla is the only company to fully redact and hide details of all crashes from the public, thanks to a confidentiality provision under the NHTSA."
"Still, the disclosures about the crashes underscore what Tesla has put forward for years regarding its autopilot program: humans are in fact safer. Actually, after this month's events, they are four times safer, according to Tesla's own metrics."
Tesla's autonomous robotaxis encountered multiple crashes in Austin over a short period, including collisions with buses, trucks, and fixed objects at various speeds. The incidents ranged from low-speed backing incidents at 1-2mph to a 17mph frontal collision with a stationary object. Tesla's published safety report indicates its autopilot performs significantly worse than human drivers, with humans being four times safer. Unlike competitors Waymo and Zoox, Tesla fully redacts crash details from public disclosure under NHTSA confidentiality provisions. One crash report was updated to reflect a hospitalized victim after initially reporting only property damage. These events contradict Tesla's long-standing claims about autopilot safety superiority.
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