Tesla says its Robotaxi fleet accumulated 3.1 million miles of autonomous driving between January 22 and October 18, 2026, with no reported injuries in collisions where a Robotaxi made first contact. The company’s latest Robotaxi Safety Report also records zero Robotaxi airbag deployments and zero pedestrians or cyclists hit in collisions meeting that first-contact definition.
The report lists Las Vegas, Jacksonville, Phoenix and San Antonio as upcoming markets. Tesla currently reports operations in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa.
The figures cover vehicles operating without an onboard safety monitor, including incidents in which a remote operator was assisting or had taken control. Tesla’s reporting criteria and comparison methodology are important to interpreting the results, particularly because the company uses a narrower collision definition for its Robotaxi figures than for its human-driving benchmarks.
What Tesla’s Safety Report Covers
Tesla says the report includes collisions it reports to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01 when a Robotaxi is driving autonomously without an onboard safety monitor. This includes cases in which a remote operator assists the vehicle or takes control.
Collisions and miles accumulated with an onboard safety monitor are excluded. Tesla says most of those excluded miles occurred before January 22, 2026. The company also notes that NHTSA typically publishes collision reports about a month or more after filing, meaning the public data may lag behind events.
Tesla identifies two reported events that it did not classify as injuries. In one incident, another vehicle struck an SUV and pushed it into a Robotaxi waiting at a stop sign. No one in the Robotaxi or SUV was injured, although an occupant of the other vehicle was taken to hospital and an airbag deployed in that vehicle.
In the second event, a passenger claimed to have been injured after a Robotaxi drove over a pothole. Tesla says its investigation found no associated injury.
Tesla’s Comparison With Human Drivers
Tesla compares its Robotaxi results with Texas police-reported collision data. The company says its vehicles travelled 2.95 million miles in Austin, Dallas and Houston, accounting for approximately 95% of the fleet’s total mileage during the reporting period.
Based on its comparison, Tesla estimates that human drivers covering the same distance would have experienced approximately 9.1 collisions involving injuries, 4.1 collisions involving deployment of their own vehicle’s airbags, and 0.52 collisions involving a pedestrian or cyclist.
These figures are estimates derived from human-driving benchmarks, not observed outcomes from a directly matched group of drivers operating under identical conditions.
The comparison also uses different collision definitions. Tesla’s Robotaxi injury and pedestrian or cyclist figures are limited to collisions in which the Robotaxi made first contact, while the human-driving figures include all relevant collisions regardless of which vehicle made first contact. Tesla says police reports do not record first-contact responsibility in a way that allows the same filter to be applied.
The human injury benchmark also includes an estimated 32% of injury collisions that are not reported to police, according to Tesla’s methodology. These differences should be considered when interpreting the company’s comparison.
Robotaxi Mileage by City
Tesla’s report breaks down autonomous mileage across its six operating markets as follows:
| City | Autonomous miles |
|---|---|
| Austin, Texas | 2,118,015 |
| Dallas, Texas | 608,130 |
| Houston, Texas | 225,964 |
| Orlando, Florida | 61,053 |
| Tampa, Florida | 53,117 |
| Miami, Florida | 46,262 |
Austin accounted for the largest share of reported mileage, followed by Dallas and Houston. Together, the three Texas cities contributed the 2.95 million miles used in Tesla’s human-driving comparison.
The fleet also accumulated approximately 862,000 miles after dark, 113,000 miles in rainy conditions and 575,000 miles during weekday rush hours.
Tesla cautions that the rain mileage is a minimum estimate. Periods without a reported rain observation from an airport weather station are counted as dry, meaning some driving in rain may not be included in the reported total.
Four More Cities on Tesla’s Expansion List
Las Vegas, Jacksonville, Phoenix and San Antonio are identified as upcoming Robotaxi markets. Tesla has not specified launch dates for the four cities in the figures provided.
Las Vegas appears on the list following a reported increase in Nevada’s permitted Robotaxi fleet cap to 5,000 vehicles. The announcement also follows Tesla’s move to extend Robotaxi operating hours in Austin.
Expansion into additional markets would give Tesla more opportunities to accumulate autonomous-driving mileage under different traffic patterns and environmental conditions. However, the safety figures in this report describe the fleet’s reported experience through October 18, 2026, and do not establish how performance will translate to new cities.
Safety Results Require Context
Tesla’s report offers a snapshot of its autonomous fleet’s mileage, reported incidents and operating conditions. Its headline results are based on the company’s stated reporting criteria, including the first-contact definition used for selected safety measures.
The comparisons with human drivers provide additional context, but the different collision definitions and reliance on estimated benchmarks limit direct comparisons. The report also reflects a specific operating period and geographic mix, with most of the mileage concentrated in three Texas cities.
As Tesla expands its Robotaxi service, future safety assessments will depend on continued reporting, consistent definitions and evidence from a broader range of operating environments.