Tesla’s robotaxi fleet is now cruising Austin without a safety driver, and the crash log is growing faster than the company admits.

Since the service launched in June 2025, the fleet has accumulated roughly 800,000 miles and 14 reported incidents, five of them filed in January 2026 for crashes that occurred in December 2025 and January 2026. All o…

The numbers matter because they translate into a crash every 57,000 miles – a rate that dwarfs Tesla’s own safety benchmarks. The company’s Vehicle Safety Report claims the average American driver experiences a minor …

A deeper dive into the data shows the gap widens when compared with broader industry statistics. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s police‑reported crash average sits at roughly one incident per 500,…