Tesla’s fledgling Robotaxi service logged two remote‑operator crashes in Austin, Texas, after the company began limited rides in July 2025, and in both incidents a safety monitor was seated behind the wheel while a teleoperator took control at under‑10 mph. The first mishap sent the vehicle up a curb into a metal fence; the second scraped a construction barricade at about nine miles per hour.

The newly unredacted reports, filed with NHTSA, provide narrative details for all 17 Robotaxi incidents recorded since the network’s launch. Earlier filings omitted crash descriptions, citing confidential business information. This release shows most collisions involve the autonomous system being struck rather than striking other road users, with two cases of mirror contacts and a September 2025 event where the vehicle failed to avoid a dog.

Regulators and investors watch these incidents closely because Tesla scales its ride‑hailing fleet far slower than rivals such as Waymo or Zoox. Elon Musk has linked the cautious rollout to safety concerns, noting that proving complete reliability remains the primary barrier. The Austin crashes illustrate the limits of current teleoperation assistance and reinforce why Tesla’s expansion will likely stay incremental.