Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month – 4x worse than humans
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- Tesla reported five new crashes involving its Robotaxi fleet in Austin, Texas, bringing the total to 14 incidents since June 2025.
- One previously reported crash was quietly upgraded to include a hospitalization injury, which Tesla did not disclose publicly.
- All five new crashes involved Model Y vehicles with autonomous driving engaged, including collisions with fixed objects, a bus, and a heavy truck.
- Tesla continues to redact crash details as 'confidential business information,' unlike other companies that provide full incident descriptions.
- Tesla's Robotaxi crash rate is now one crash every 57,000 miles, significantly worse than the average human driver's crash rate of one every 229,000 miles.
- Waymo, in comparison, has logged over 127 million driverless miles with a much lower crash rate and greater transparency.
- Tesla began offering rides without a safety monitor in Austin in January 2026, despite its high crash rate.
- Regulators have not intervened, raising concerns about oversight and transparency in autonomous vehicle testing.