"According to updated filings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration examined by Electrek, the Elon Musk-owned automaker has reported another five crashes involving its capital-R "Robotaxis," for a total of 14 documented collisions since the service began operating in Austin, Texas last June. The newly reported crashes were submitted by Tesla last month and occurred between December 2025 and January 2026."
"Based on the mileage data shared in Tesla's Q4 2025 earnings, the EV blog estimates that the Robotaxi fleet accumulated roughly 800,000 miles by mid-January. Divide that by fourteen, and that works out to a crash once every 57,000 miles. Compare that to Tesla's Vehicle Safety Report, which claims that the average American driver experiences a minor collision every 229,000 miles, and it means the Robotaxis are crashing at a rate four times higher than human motorists."
Updated NHTSA filings show Tesla reported five new Robotaxi crashes, bringing the total to 14 collisions since service began operating in Austin, Texas. The incidents included a collision with a fixed object at 17 mph, a crash with a bus while stationary, a collision with a truck at 4 mph, and two backing incidents into a pole or tree. Heavy redaction of Tesla's crash reports obscures specific details. Using Tesla's disclosed mileage, the fleet logged roughly 800,000 miles by mid-January, yielding an estimated crash every 57,000 miles—significantly worse than average human drivers and rivals like Waymo.
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