Tesla faces probe for late crash reporting
Tesla is being investigated by US safety regulators (NHTSA) for not reporting crashes involving its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) systems within the required timeline.
Instead of filing reports within one to five days as required by a 2021 federal order, Tesla reportedly submitted some months late—raising questions about transparency around automated driving tech.
Tesla blames data collection glitch
Tesla says the delays were due to a data collection glitch, which it claims is now fixed.
Regulators are auditing Tesla to see why these delays happened and if their fixes actually work.
Since 2021, over 2,300 crashes have involved Tesla's Autopilot or FSD features—linked to nearly all fatal incidents reported under this rule, far more than competitors like Waymo.
The NHTSA is still reviewing how well Tesla follows these rules and may update crash reporting requirements for all self-driving systems.