Tesla Robotaxis have reportedly crashed at least twice since July 2025 while being remotely controlled by teleoperators, according to newly unredacted reports submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Both incidents occurred in Austin at low speeds.
No passengers were inside the vehicles during either crash, though a safety monitor was seated behind the wheel. In the first incident, Tesla’s automated driving system stopped functioning properly on a street, prompting a remote operator to take control. The vehicle then drove onto a curb and hit a metal fence.
In another crash in January 2026, a teleoperator remotely guided the vehicle at around 9 mph before it struck a temporary construction barricade, damaging the front-left side. Tesla had previously redacted crash descriptions from federal reports, citing confidentiality concerns, but has now released narrative details for all 17 Robotaxi-related crashes recorded since last year.
