Tesla incidents in 2026
The Machine Record lists 4 verified incidents involving Tesla robots and vehicles dated 2026: 2 where a person was hurt, 0 that reached a regulator, recall, fine, lawsuit or settlement. Counted on 2026-10-03; every case links to its sources.
- Cases
- 4
- Someone hurt
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Escalated
- 0
- Period
- 2026-02 to 2026-06
By month
- January 0
- February██████ 1
- March 0
- April 0
- May████████████ 2
- June██████ 1
- July 0
- August 0
- September 0
- October 0
By outcome
- no harm1
- minor injury1
- property damage1
- serious injury1
By type of event
- collision3
- malfunction1
By kind of machine
- Autonomous vehicle4
Counts measure what was reported in English and cleared verification, not how many events took place. Fleet sizes are not public, so none of this is a rate. Rules are on the methodology page; the numbers are CC BY 4.0, cite this page. CSV, JSON and an API are on the data page.
Cases
The 4 cases behind the number
Newest first. Each one links to its timeline and to the sources it rests on.
- 2026-06-10Tesla's robotaxi service reported to have long waits and stalled rides during operationReport
- 2026-05-15Tesla unredacted 17 autonomous driving crash reports filed with NHTSA covering incidents from July 2025 through March 2026 in Austin, Texas, revealing that of the crashes involving its Robotaxi fleet, 13 resulted in property damage only, 2 had no injuries, 1 involved a minor injury without hospitalization, and 1 involved a minor injury requiring hospitalization.Report
- 2026-05-01A Tesla remote operator, while attempting to maneuver an autonomous Model Y out of a dead-end residential road in Houston, drove the vehicle into a hidden tree stump at 2 mph, causing minor property damage.Report
- 2026-02-17Tesla's Robotaxi fleet in Austin accumulated 14 crashes since June 2025, including one July 2025 incident later upgraded to require hospitalization, with the fleet crashing at approximately four times the rate of human drivers by Tesla's own benchmark.Follow-up
Questions
What people ask about these numbers
- How many Tesla robots and vehicles incidents were there in 2026?
- The Machine Record lists 4 verified incidents involving Tesla robots and vehicles dated 2026: 2 where a person was hurt, 0 that reached a regulator, recall, fine, lawsuit or settlement. Counted on 2026-10-03; every case links to its sources.
- What counts as an incident here?
- A case enters the register only when two independent published sources or one regulator record (NHTSA, CPSC, OSHA, EU Safety Gate) describe the same event with a date and an outcome. Demonstrations that went wrong, recalls, investigations, injuries and deaths all count; marketing and speculation do not.
- Is this every incident that happened?
- No. It is every incident reported in English that cleared verification. Fleet sizes are not public, so none of these numbers is a rate, and a company with more cases is often a company with more vehicles on the road and more press coverage.
- Can I reuse these numbers?
- Yes. Case metadata is CC BY 4.0: cite The Machine Record with a link. CSV and JSON exports and an API are on the data page.
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