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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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[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Such a great idea removing lidar and radar from their cars, think of all the savings!!