Tesla’s (TSLA) Austin, TX robotaxis have been involved in 14 crashes since June 2025, with 5 accidents occurring in December and January, raising concerns that the autonomously driven vehicle may be more accident-prone than humans.
Data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Standing General Order incident report database for automated driving systems includes a collision between a Tesla robotaxi and a fixed object at 17 mph, another with a heavy truck at 4 mph, and two backup collisions at very low speeds.
According to electrek, Tesla (TSLA) redacts information on these collisions and submits limited details as “confidential business information” in contrast to competitors. Additionally, a July crash was upgraded to include an injury versus an earlier submission that the crash resulted in property damage only.
By extrapolating mileage data from Tesla’s (TSLA) fourth quarter earnings report, electrek estimates the company’s robotaxis have driven ~800K miles by mid-January. With 14 crashes on the books, that translates into 1 crash every 57K miles. By comparison, NHTSA data from 2022 shows human drivers will experience one minor or major crash (excluding fender benders) every 500K miles. By this measure, electrek suggests the Tesla (TSLA) robotaxi is 8 times more likely to crash than a human driver.
Tesla (TSLA) currently operates approximately 45 robotaxis in Austin, Texas.