Tesla's latest federal crash data adds two more robotaxi incidents where a remote operator was driving at the moment of impact, bringing the total number of such remote-operator crashes in the data to five. Both August crashes involved Model Ys at walking speed, one hitting a parked SUV at 0.4 mph and another a dumpster at 1 mph, with no passengers aboard.
Tesla's filings code both as "Remote (Commercial / Test)" operator type. The company now has 36 unique robotaxi incident reports on file, up from 22 in July. Across all five remote takeovers that have surfaced in crash reports, every one ended in a collision—a pattern Electrek first flagged in July.
Tesla does not disclose how often remote operators intervene, so no crash rate can be calculated. Competitor Waymo, in a February letter to Senator Ed Markey, said it has not used remote driving where a human performs the dynamic driving task; its remote staff offer guidance the vehicle can accept or reject. Waymo's only exception is a limited tool to nudge a stuck vehicle at 2 mph with fixed steering, which it says has never been used on public roads.