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Tesla's own Robotaxi data confirms crash rate 3x worse than humans even with monitor (electrek.co)
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According to NHTSA’s Standing General Order crash reports, Tesla has reported 9 crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin, Texas between July and November 2025:

  • November 2025: Right turn collision
  • October 2025: Incident at 18 mph
  • September 2025: Hit an animal at 27 mph
  • September 2025: Collision with cyclist
  • September 2025: Rear collision while backing (6 mph)
  • September 2025: Hit a fixed object in parking lot
  • July 2025: Collision with SUV in construction zone
  • July 2025: Hit fixed object, causing minor injury (8 mph)
  • July 2025: Right turn collision with SUV

According to a chart in Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings report showing cumulative robotaxi miles, the fleet has traveled approximately 500,000 miles as of November 2025. That works out to roughly one crash every 55,000 miles.

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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

6mph rear collision is hilariously bad.

My non-tesla GM vehicle sometimes panic brakes when I am leaving my garage at like 2-3mph because of how narrow the doorway is. This is obviously due to an abundance of caution + ultrasonics...ultrasonics Tesla doesn't have in lieu of pure vision with no redundancy.

There is no possible way Tesla ever achieves unmanned fully capable robo taxis that are safe with their current setup.