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Tesla drivers

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 47813 Report
Tesla FSD Reportedly Increased Crash Risk, Prompting Recall

2016-09-09

A component of Tesla Full Self Driving system was deemed by regulators to increase crash risk such as by exceeding speed limits or by traveling through intersections unlawfully or unpredictably, prompting recall for hundreds of thousands of vehicles.

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Incident 2088 Report
Tesla Phantom Braking Complaints Surged, Allegedly Linked to Tesla Vision Rollout

2021-05-01

In late 2021, Tesla owners’ complaints to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about sudden unexpected automatic braking rapidly increased, coinciding with when radar was no longer equipped in its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.

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Incident 4348 Report
Sudden Braking by Tesla Allegedly on Self-Driving Mode Caused Multi-Car Pileup in Tunnel

2022-11-24

A Tesla driver alleged Full Self Driving (FSD) braking unexpectedly as the cause for an eight-car pileup in San Francisco which led to minor injuries of nine people.

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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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Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 7112 Report
NHTSA Opens New Probe into Tesla’s Autopilot Following More than a Dozen Fatal Accidents

2024-04-26

The NHTSA has linked Tesla's Autopilot to over a dozen fatalities and hundreds of crashes, prompting a new investigation into the adequacy of Tesla's December recall of 2 million vehicles. The probe reports that Tesla’s driver-assist system led to avoidable crashes involving visible hazards, suggesting a critical safety gap between driver expectations and the system’s capabilities. The investigation will assess if Tesla’s recall remedies were sufficient to address these safety risks.

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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 478
    13 Reports

    Tesla FSD Reportedly Increased Crash Risk, Prompting Recall

  • Incident 208
    8 Reports

    Tesla Phantom Braking Complaints Surged, Allegedly Linked to Tesla Vision Rollout

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 478
    13 Reports

    Tesla FSD Reportedly Increased Crash Risk, Prompting Recall

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Entity

Eric Horvitz

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 128
    2 Reports

    Tesla Sedan on Autopilot Reportedly Drove Over Dividing Curb in Washington, Resulting in Minor Vehicle Damage

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Entity

delivery truck

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 218
    3 Reports

    Tesla on Autopilot Crashed into Flipped Truck on Taiwan Highway

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Entity

pedestrians

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 232
    4 Reports

    Tesla Model X on Autopilot Missed Parked Vehicles and Pedestrians, Killing Motorcyclist in Japan

  • Incident 218
    3 Reports

    Tesla on Autopilot Crashed into Flipped Truck on Taiwan Highway

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Entity

Yoshihiro Umeda

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 232
    4 Reports

    Tesla Model X on Autopilot Missed Parked Vehicles and Pedestrians, Killing Motorcyclist in Japan

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Entity

Gao Yaning

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 231
    4 Reports

    A Tesla Crashed into and Killed a Road Sweeper on a Highway in China

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Entity

Landon Embry

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 271
    3 Reports

    Tesla Model 3 Sedan on Autopilot Killed Motorcyclist in a Rear-End Collision in Utah

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Entity

motorcyclists

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 271
    3 Reports

    Tesla Model 3 Sedan on Autopilot Killed Motorcyclist in a Rear-End Collision in Utah

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Entity

You You Xue

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 294
    4 Reports

    Tesla Autopilot Allegedly Malfunctioned in a Non-Fatal Collision in Greece

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Entity

Culver City Fire Department

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 320
    4 Reports

    Tesla on Autopilot Collided with Parked Fire Truck on California Freeway

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Entity

unnamed 22-year-old male driver

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 333
    6 Reports

    Tesla on Autopilot Crashed Parked Michigan Police Car on Interstate

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Entity

unnamed Tesla driver

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 304
    1 Report

    Tesla on FSD Reportedly Drove into the Wrong Lane in California

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Entity

unnamed Tesla owner

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 306
    3 Reports

    Tesla on Autopilot TACC Crashed into Van on European Highway

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Entity

horse-drawn carriages

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 398
    3 Reports

    Tesla Autopilot Misidentified On-Road Horse-Drawn Carriage

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Entity

traffic participants

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 434
    8 Reports

    Sudden Braking by Tesla Allegedly on Self-Driving Mode Caused Multi-Car Pileup in Tunnel

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Entity

city traffic participants

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 478
    13 Reports

    Tesla FSD Reportedly Increased Crash Risk, Prompting Recall

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Entity

truck drivers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 560
    1 Report

    Tesla on Autopilot Struck Parked Work Truck on Highway in Pennsylvania

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Entity

David Clough

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 560
    1 Report

    Tesla on Autopilot Struck Parked Work Truck on Highway in Pennsylvania

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Entity

Drivers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 711
    2 Reports

    NHTSA Opens New Probe into Tesla’s Autopilot Following More than a Dozen Fatal Accidents

  • Incident 711
    2 Reports

    NHTSA Opens New Probe into Tesla’s Autopilot Following More than a Dozen Fatal Accidents

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 711
    2 Reports

    NHTSA Opens New Probe into Tesla’s Autopilot Following More than a Dozen Fatal Accidents

  • Incident 711
    2 Reports

    NHTSA Opens New Probe into Tesla’s Autopilot Following More than a Dozen Fatal Accidents

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Entity

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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Entity

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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Entity

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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Entity

Tesla Autopilot

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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