Tesla’s Robotaxi fleet in Austin, Texas, is reportedly crashing at roughly four times the rate of human drivers, according to newly filed safety data.
Reports submitted to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that Tesla added five more Robotaxi crashes between December 2025 and January 2026. That brings the total number of reported incidents in Austin to 14 since the service launched in June 2025.
Using Tesla’s own publicly shared safety benchmarks, which estimate the average U.S. driver experiences a minor crash roughly once every 229,000 miles and a major collision once every 699,000 miles, the Robotaxi fleet appears to be involved in collisions at a significantly higher rate.
Five new crashes added to federal filings
According to Electrek, all five of the newly reported incidents involved Model Y vehicles operating with Tesla’s autonomous system engaged. In at least one case, a previously reported crash was later updated to include hospitalization information after initially being categorized as property damage only.
As Tesla’s crash reports available through NHTSA are heavily redacted, visibility into the exact circumstances of each incident is limited. That contrasts with some competitors, such as Waymo, which publish more detailed summaries of automated vehicle crashes.
Tesla has not issued a public statement addressing the latest figures. The Robotaxi service was launched in 2025 with a flat fare fee of $4.20, although this rate has since increased.
