Tesla Robotaxi Crashes 2026: Every NHTSA Report
Quick answer: NHTSA has published 36 crash reports involving Tesla vehicles driven by its automated driving system (robotaxi) for crashes from July 2025 to August 2026, including 26 in 2026 so far. 2 list an injury. Most are in Austin, TX (26), Dallas, TX (7), Houston, TX (2). These are crash reports, not a crash rate, and they do not say who was at fault.
Updated from NHTSA's file published . NHTSA releases new reports around the 15th of each month.
- Reports, not a crash rate. Counts are not divided by miles driven; NHTSA says the data are not normalized. A company with more vehicles on the road will file more reports.
- No fault. A report means the vehicle was involved, not that it caused the crash. In 13 of these reports the self-driving vehicle was stopped.
- Not verified. Companies file the reports; NHTSA says they may be incomplete or unverified, and injuries can be alleged rather than confirmed.
- One crash, one row. Updated versions of a report replace older ones, and reports by several companies about the same crash (NHTSA's "Same Incident ID") are counted once: 36 reports became 36 crashes.
- Rules changed on 16 June 2025. Under the Third Amended Standing General Order, minor self-driving crashes are reported only if damage is expected to exceed $1,000, the vehicle was the only one involved, or it struck another vehicle or object. Months before and after are not strictly comparable.
- The newest months are incomplete. Reports arrive weeks after a crash, so Aug 2026 onward will grow (shown lighter in the chart).
Not confirmed. Tesla publishes its own Vehicle Safety Report (miles per crash), but the page could not be checked on 2 Nov 2026, so no figure is shown here. The NHTSA counts on this page have no mileage.
Tesla Robotaxi Crashes by month
Bars: crash reports by the month the crash happened (one bar per month). Lighter bars: reports still arriving.
Reports by year (table)
| Year | Reports |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 26 |
Tesla Robotaxi Crashes by city
| City | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 26 | 72.2% | |
| Dallas, TX | 7 | 19.4% | |
| Houston, TX | 2 | 5.6% | |
| Tampa, FL | 1 | 2.8% |
City as reported by the company. 0 reports are in other cities or give no city.
Worst injury in the crash
| Severity | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor injury | 2 | 5.6% | |
| No injury reported | 34 | 94.4% |
What it crashed with
| Crash partner | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed object | 14 | 38.9% | |
| SUV | 7 | 19.4% | |
| Pickup truck | 3 | 8.3% | |
| Passenger car | 3 | 8.3% | |
| Heavy truck | 2 | 5.6% | |
| Pole or tree | 2 | 5.6% | |
| Other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| Bus | 1 | 2.8% | |
| Animal | 1 | 2.8% | |
| Cyclist | 1 | 2.8% |
Its speed just before the crash
| Speed | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (stopped) | 13 | 36.1% | |
| 1-10 mph | 20 | 55.6% | |
| 11-20 mph | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 21-30 mph | 1 | 2.8% |
Type of road
| Roadway | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street | 18 | 50.0% | |
| Parking Lot | 11 | 30.6% | |
| Intersection | 7 | 19.4% |
Vehicle
| Make and model | Reports | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model Y | 35 | 97.2% | |
| Tesla Cybercab | 1 | 2.8% |
Who was responsible for driving, as reported: None 29 · In-Vehicle (Commercial / Test) 4 · Remote (Commercial / Test) 3. "None" means no human driver or remote operator was responsible.
Fatal and serious-injury reports
No report in this set lists a fatality or a serious injury.
Latest Tesla Robotaxi Crashes
Showing 36 of 36 matching reports among the latest 36 (Jul 2025 – Aug 2026). The tables above cover all 36.
| Month | Vehicle | City | Crashed with | Worst injury | mph | Road | NHTSA report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 1 | Parking Lot | 13781-16679 |
| Aug 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Dallas, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 1 | Street | 13781-16678 |
| Aug 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Dallas, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 1 | Street | 13781-16677 |
| Aug 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 13781-16676 |
| Aug 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Dallas, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 1 | Street | 13781-16675 |
| Aug 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Tampa, FL | Fixed object | No injury reported | 4 | Parking Lot | 13781-16674 |
| Aug 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Dallas, TX | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 3 | Intersection | 13781-16673 |
| Aug 2026 | Tesla Cybercab 2026 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 5 | Parking Lot | 13781-16672 |
| Aug 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Dallas, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 3 | Parking Lot | 13781-16671 |
| Jul 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 1 | Parking Lot | 13781-16256 |
| Jul 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Houston, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 13781-16294 |
| Jul 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 1 | Parking Lot | 13781-16255 |
| Jun 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 0 | Intersection | 13781-15809 |
| Jun 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Dallas, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 13781-15808 |
| Jun 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 0 | Parking Lot | 13781-15342 |
| May 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 13781-15400 |
| May 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Dallas, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 5 | Parking Lot | 13781-15399 |
| May 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Houston, TX | Pole or tree | No injury reported | 2 | Street | 13781-15395 |
| Apr 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 13781-15017 |
| Mar 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 13781-14631 |
| Mar 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Pickup truck | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 13781-14630 |
| Jan 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 9 | Street | 13781-14043 |
| Jan 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Bus | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 13781-13648 |
| Jan 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 2 | Parking Lot | 13781-13646 |
| Jan 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Pole or tree | No injury reported | 1 | Parking Lot | 13781-13645 |
| Jan 2026 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Heavy truck | No injury reported | 4 | Street | 13781-13644 |
| Dec 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 17 | Street | 13781-13647 |
| Nov 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Other | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 13781-13237 |
| Oct 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Other | No injury reported | 18 | Street | 13781-11986 |
| Sep 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Animal | No injury reported | 27 | Intersection | 13781-11787 |
| Sep 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Cyclist | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 13781-11786 |
| Sep 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Passenger car | No injury reported | 6 | Intersection | 13781-11784 |
| Sep 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | No injury reported | 6 | Parking Lot | 13781-11687 |
| Jul 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | SUV | No injury reported | 0 | Street | 13781-11507 |
| Jul 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | Fixed object | Minor injury | 8 | Street | 13781-11459 |
| Jul 2025 | Tesla Model Y 2026 | Austin, TX | SUV | Minor injury (hospital) | 2 | Intersection | 13781-11375 |
NHTSA gives only the month of each crash, not the day. "+1" after a report number means other companies filed about the same crash. mph = speed of the automated vehicle just before the crash, as reported. Crash descriptions (narratives), exact locations and vehicle numbers are not shown.
Where this data comes from
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Standing General Order 2021-01 on Crash Reporting, incident report files ADS (June 2025 onward) and the 2021-2025 archive, with the data dictionary. U.S. Government work, public domain.
Method: we keep the newest version of each report, merge reports that NHTSA links to the same crash, and group injury levels (for example "Minor W/ Hospitalization" becomes Minor injury, with hospital treatment noted). Company names are shortened (for example "Waymo LLC" to Waymo; reports General Motors filed about Cruise robotaxis count under Cruise). Values NHTSA redacted as confidential or personal are left out, as are crash narratives.
Limits: the SGO covers companies named in the order and crashes they learn about; NHTSA notes that access to crash data affects reporting (companies with connected cars learn of more crashes). Level 2 reports cover only serious crashes. Rules changed on 16 June 2025 (Third Amended SGO).
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