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129 incidents matching “Tesla Autopilot” · public reporting
The Tesla Autopilot system struck a parked vehicle, killing Naibel Benavides Leon and seriously injuring Dillon Angulo.
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A Tesla vehicle operating on Autopilot crashed into a stopped truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to state police. The incident resulted in a collision between the two vehicles. No further details were immediately available.
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The Tesla Autopilot system controlled the vehicle and crashed into a parked car, killing Naibel Benavides Leon and seriously injuring Dillon Angulo.
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The Tesla's autopilot system drove the car into a home, killing Martha Avila.
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The Tesla Model 3, with Autopilot possibly engaged, struck an overturned semi-truck and a pedestrian, killing the driver and injuring the pedestrian.
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四不像正版+正版四不像特斯拉自动驾驶再出事故，车主称系统未识别施工路障致追尾 - Pchome电脑之家
A Tesla owner reported that the vehicle's Autopilot system did not detect construction barriers, leading to a rear-end collision. The incident was reported by Pchome.
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On 19 January 2018, a Tesla driver was found passed out behind the wheel on the San Francisco Bay Bridge with a blood alcohol content over twice the legal limit. The driver told California Highway Patrol officers that the vehicle had been set on Autopilot. The driver was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, and the car was towed. No accident or injuries occurred, and Tesla did not confirm whether Autopilot was engaged.
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On 29 May 2018, Dave Key's Tesla Model S, operating in Autopilot mode, drifted out of its lane and collided with a parked police SUV in Laguna Beach, California. No one was injured, but the car was written off. The crash was attributed to a known limitation of Tesla's AI, which struggled to distinguish stationary objects from the background. Key, a former software entrepreneur, later bought three more Teslas and used the Full Self-Driving beta.
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In January 2018, a Tesla Model S driver using Autopilot crashed into a parked fire truck on Interstate 405 in Culver City, California. The driver was eating a bagel and coffee, with hands off the steering wheel, and ignored multiple warnings from the system. The National Transportation Safety Board investigated and found that Autopilot was engaged for most of the trip, and the car accelerated into the truck after a lead vehicle changed lanes. No injuries were reported, and Tesla later stated it had updated its driver-monitoring system.
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On 29 December 2019, a Tesla crashed into a parked firetruck on Interstate 70 in Indiana, killing 23-year-old passenger Jenna Monet and seriously injuring the driver. Police have not yet confirmed whether Tesla's Autopilot driver-assist system was in use at the time. The incident is the latest in a series of similar crashes involving Tesla vehicles colliding with stationary emergency vehicles.
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Tesla's Autopilot/FSD system controlled the vehicle, leading to multiple fatal crashes.
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A Tesla driver in Switzerland recorded his car's Autopilot system misidentifying a horse-drawn carriage as various objects, including a truck spinning into a head-on collision. The incident, which occurred on a highway outside Zurich, was a near miss with no accident. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment. The driver posted the video online, highlighting a potential safety flaw in the system's object detection.
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In summer 2017, Eric Horvitz activated the Autopilot function of his Tesla sedan while driving in Redmond, Washington. The system failed to centre the car properly, causing both driver's side tyres to hit a raised curb and shred instantly. Horvitz regained control and watched his car being towed away. He reported the incident to Tesla, which he says was more concerned about liability than addressing ethical issues with its AI.
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A Tesla driver reported that the vehicle's Autopilot system misidentified the moon as a yellow traffic light, causing the car to slow down unexpectedly. The driver alerted Tesla CEO Elon Musk via social media on July 23, 2021. No collision or injury was reported, but the incident highlights a potential safety issue with the object detection system.
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On 23 March 2018, a Tesla Model X P100D operating with Autopilot hit a damaged crash attenuator on US Highway 101 in Mountain View, California, killing the driver. The NTSB found that Autopilot steered the vehicle into a highway gore area because of system limitations, and that the driver was distracted and over-reliant on the partial driving automation. Two other vehicles were struck; one driver sustained minor injuries.
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Incidente mortale in Tesla, l'azienda: "Autopilot/FSD attivi". È stata colpa dell'auto? - Everyeye Auto
Tesla confirmed to NHTSA that driver-assistance systems were engaged during a fatal crash in Texas in May 2026. The vehicle was traveling at approximately 167 km/h on an urban road. Police consider a medical emergency the most likely cause.
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On February 27, 2021, a Tesla Model X operating on Autopilot crashed into a stationary police vehicle on a highway near Montgomery County, Texas, injuring five officers and hospitalizing the subject of a traffic stop. The driver was intoxicated and the system had alerted him 150 times to apply force to the steering wheel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating the incident, along with 15 other similar crashes involving Teslas and emergency vehicles.
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On July 26, a Tesla Model Y SUV struck and killed a 52-year-old man who was changing a flat tire on the shoulder of the Long Island Expressway in Queens, New York. The crash is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) due to the possible use of Tesla's partially automated driving system, Autopilot. The driver remained at the scene. NHTSA has added this fatality to its list of crashes involving automated driving systems.
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A Tesla with Autopilot engaged collided with a highway maintenance truck on National Highway 3 near Daxi, Taoyuan. The driver admitted he was not paying attention while Autopilot was active. A worker putting out traffic cones after the crash was struck and killed by a BMW 20 seconds later. Police are investigating the two drivers for public safety offenses.
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博鱼龙珠捕鱼下载特斯拉自动驾驶再出致命事故，车主家属要求公开完整日志 - Pchome电脑之家
A fatal accident involving Tesla's autopilot has occurred again. The family of the car owner is demanding that the complete logs be released.
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A Tesla Model Y struck and killed a pedestrian changing a tire on the shoulder of a highway.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a violent crash on March 11 in Detroit involving a Tesla sedan and a semi-truck. The car became wedged under the trailer, leaving a passenger in critical condition. Investigators have not yet determined whether Tesla's Autopilot, Full Self-Driving or FSD beta systems were engaged. The NHTSA has launched a Special Crash Investigation team to probe the incident.
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Musk Pamerkan FSD, Tesla Digugat Rp235 Triliun - Telset.id
Elon Musk reposted a video of a 98-year-old man who claimed he no longer watches the road while using Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system. The repost came as Tesla faces lawsuits related to FSD and Autopilot totaling around US$14.5 billion (IDR 235 trillion), including a US$243 million verdict in a fatal Autopilot case.
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A Tesla driver using autopilot mode was charged with vehicular homicide after his vehicle struck and killed a motorcyclist in Washington. The driver told police the car lurched forward and accelerated into the motorcycle. The motorcyclist, 28-year-old Jeff Nissen, died at the scene. The driver was using his phone at the time and was charged with vehicular homicide.
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