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NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01

The SGO file, in a form you can search

NHTSA publishes the crash reports as three CSV files of 116 columns each, with several versions of the same report mixed in. This is the same data as one table: driverless systems (ADS) and Level 2 driver assistance side by side, 2021 to today including NHTSA's archive, one row per report at its latest version, every row traceable to its NHTSA report number. Free, CC BY 4.0, refreshed from NHTSA on every pipeline run.

Reports
8612
Fatal
87
Of them Level 2
79
Reporting entities
64
Incidents
2019-08 to 2026-09
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11 reports, showing 1 to 11.

Report IDCaseProgramEntityIncidentPlaceVehicleEngagedCrash withSeveritySpeed, mphRoadwayNarrative
13781-2451 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-11TX2020 Tesla Model YUnknown, see NarrativeFirst Responder VehicleSeriousHighway / FreewayRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-4199 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-10 20:30Fairfax County, VA2018 Tesla Model 3ADASOther Fixed ObjectSeriousHighway / FreewayRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-5388 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-10UNK2019 Tesla Model 3ADASUnknownUnknownUnknownRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-3847 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-09 09:24Marietta, GA2020 Tesla Model 3ADASNon-Motorist: PedestrianFatality30StreetRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-3910 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-09Belleville, NJ2020 Tesla Model 3Unknown, see NarrativeUnknownSeriousIntersectionRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-2869 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-07 22:17Cherry Hill, NJ2020 Tesla Model 3ADASPassenger CarUnknown41Highway / FreewayRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-4649 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-07 10:00Benson, CA2017 Tesla Model SADASFirst Responder VehicleSerious76Highway / FreewayRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-2799 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-06 20:30Tysons, VA2016 Tesla Model SUnknown, see NarrativePole / TreeSerious51Highway / FreewayRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-2423Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-05 22:37Tracy, CA2019 Tesla Model 3Unknown, see NarrativePickup TruckFatalityHighway / FreewayRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-1980 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-03CA2017 Tesla Model SUnknown, see NarrativeUnknownUnknownUnknownRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information
13781-2635 v2Level 2Tesla, Inc.2020-02 9:20Los Angeles, CA2019 Tesla Model SUnknown, see NarrativeNon-Motorist: PedestrianSerious17IntersectionRedacted by NHTSA as confidential business information

What this table is and is not. Rows are the operators' own filings, not verified cases, and a filing does not establish fault. NHTSA redacts most Level 2 narratives as confidential business information, so the text column is empty for most Tesla rows; the structured columns are not redacted. When one crash is filed by several entities, an operator and the fleet owner for example, NHTSA gives the filings one same_incident_id; the "one row per incident" view collapses them into a single row at the highest severity any filer alleged, with the count of filings and every report number beside it, so a count of incidents or deaths is not inflated by duplicate filings. The table joins NHTSA's current files (incidents from June 2025, after the third amended order) with its 2021-2025 archive, which used an older layout: severity labels, roadway and weather fields differ between the two sets, and the source_set column in the CSV says which one a row came from. Level 2 reports are shown here because the file contains them, but they are not cases in the register, which counts a vehicle as a robot only when nobody inside is responsible for driving. Source: NHTSA SGO 2021-01. On 7 November 2026 we filed a public comment built on this table in the California Public Utilities Commission's Rulemaking R.12-12-011, asking for machine-readable mileage files and a crosswalk between the Commission's incident categories and the SGO definitions. The themed reading of the driverless narratives is on the reports page.