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Tesla Autopilot

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 9408 Report
Tesla Cybertruck Operating in Full Self-Driving Mode Reportedly Crashes into Pole in Nevada After Failing to Merge

2025-02-17

A Tesla Cybertruck operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode reportedly crashed into a pole in Reno, Nevada, after failing to merge out of a lane that was ending. The driver, who was required to remain in control, stated that unknown mechanical issues caused the vehicle to leave the lane.

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Incident 15521 Report
Tesla Driver Reportedly Said Driver-Assistance Mode Was Engaged During Fatal Texas Home Crash

2026-06-19

On June 19, 2026, Michael Butler's Tesla Model 3 reportedly left the roadway in Katy, Texas, and struck a home at high speed, killing resident Martha Avila. Butler reportedly told investigators that an automated driving-assistance system was engaged. Tesla's Autopilot vice president reportedly later said Butler had manually overridden self-driving by fully depressing the accelerator. Local authorities and NHTSA have opened investigations.

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Other entities that are related to the same incident. For example, if the developer of an incident is this entity but the deployer is another entity, they are marked as related entities.
 

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Tesla

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 940
    8 Reports

    Tesla Cybertruck Operating in Full Self-Driving Mode Reportedly Crashes into Pole in Nevada After Failing to Merge

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1552
    1 Report

    Tesla Driver Reportedly Said Driver-Assistance Mode Was Engaged During Fatal Texas Home Crash

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Jonathan Challinger

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 940
    8 Reports

    Tesla Cybertruck Operating in Full Self-Driving Mode Reportedly Crashes into Pole in Nevada After Failing to Merge

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Tesla drivers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 940
    8 Reports

    Tesla Cybertruck Operating in Full Self-Driving Mode Reportedly Crashes into Pole in Nevada After Failing to Merge

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Motorists

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 940
    8 Reports

    Tesla Cybertruck Operating in Full Self-Driving Mode Reportedly Crashes into Pole in Nevada After Failing to Merge

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Entity

Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD)

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 940
    8 Reports

    Tesla Cybertruck Operating in Full Self-Driving Mode Reportedly Crashes into Pole in Nevada After Failing to Merge

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Tesla Vision

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 940
    8 Reports

    Tesla Cybertruck Operating in Full Self-Driving Mode Reportedly Crashes into Pole in Nevada After Failing to Merge

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Michael Butler

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1552
    1 Report

    Tesla Driver Reportedly Said Driver-Assistance Mode Was Engaged During Fatal Texas Home Crash

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Drivers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1552
    1 Report

    Tesla Driver Reportedly Said Driver-Assistance Mode Was Engaged During Fatal Texas Home Crash

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Automated driving system developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1552
    1 Report

    Tesla Driver Reportedly Said Driver-Assistance Mode Was Engaged During Fatal Texas Home Crash

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Martha Avila

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1552
    1 Report

    Tesla Driver Reportedly Said Driver-Assistance Mode Was Engaged During Fatal Texas Home Crash

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Entity

Home occupants

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1552
    1 Report

    Tesla Driver Reportedly Said Driver-Assistance Mode Was Engaged During Fatal Texas Home Crash

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Entity

Building occupants

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1552
    1 Report

    Tesla Driver Reportedly Said Driver-Assistance Mode Was Engaged During Fatal Texas Home Crash

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Automated driving systems

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1552
    1 Report

    Tesla Driver Reportedly Said Driver-Assistance Mode Was Engaged During Fatal Texas Home Crash

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