Autonomous Vehicle and ADAS Safety Incidents Tracker
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June 2026
Automotive & Electric Vehicles
Confirmed safety incidents involving autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), structured each month from NHTSA filings, state DMV reports, and automotive press. Covered events include robotaxi crashes, AV sensor failures, NHTSA special crash investigations, and recall-triggering software defects. Each record includes vehicle type and manufacturer name (combined in a single "Vehicle / Manufacturer" field — values may be a vehicle type such as "small van" or a specific model such as "Tesla Model 3"), incident date, location, severity classification, and source. Incidents are included only where an authoritative filing or official report confirms autonomous or semi-autonomous system involvement.
Autonomous vehicle or self-driving car crash incident or ADAS safety investigation reported
Automotive safety regulators and policy researchers use it to monitor AV deployment risk by system type and manufacturer. Insurers pricing autonomous vehicle risk track incident frequency and severity across the fleet. Journalists covering AV safety use it as a structured, sourced record of confirmed events. Automotive OEMs and AV developers use it for competitive safety benchmarking.
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<table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:280px">Event</th><th style="min-width:160px">Incident Date</th><th style="min-width:160px">Technology Operator</th><th style="min-width:160px">Vehicle Manufacturer</th><th style="min-width:160px">Location</th><th style="min-width:160px">Injuries</th><th style="min-width:160px">Incident Type</th><th style="min-width:160px">Vehicle Model</th><th style="min-width:160px">Investigating Authority</th><th style="min-width:160px">Incident Summary</th><th style="min-width:160px">Autonomy Level</th><th style="min-width:160px">Deaths</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:40px">1</td><td style="min-width:280px">Tesla Autopilot Fatal Crash in Texas Home</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-19</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tesla</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tesla</td><td style="min-width:160px">Katy, Texas, USA</td><td style="min-width:160px">1</td><td style="min-width:160px">crash</td><td style="min-width:160px">Model 3</td><td style="min-width:160px">NHTSA</td><td style="min-width:160px">A Tesla Model 3, using Autopilot, crashed into a Texas home, killing a woman. NHTSA is investigating.</td><td style="min-width:160px">driver_assist</td><td style="min-width:160px">1</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">2</td><td style="min-width:280px">Tesla Model 3 Crash and NHTSA Investigation</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-19</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tesla</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tesla</td><td style="min-width:160px">Katy, Texas, USA</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td><td style="min-width:160px">crash</td><td style="min-width:160px">Model 3</td><td style="min-width:160px">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</td><td style="min-width:160px">A Tesla Model 3 using an automated driving feature crashed into a Texas home near Houston, killing a 76-year-old woman. The driver reportedly manually overrode the self-driving system by pressing the accelerator. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a special investigation into the incident.</td><td style="min-width:160px">manual_override</td><td style="min-width:160px">1</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">3</td><td style="min-width:280px">Tesla FSD Pedestrian Death Settlement and NHTSA Investigation Escalation</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-30</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tesla</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tesla</td><td style="min-width:160px">between Flagstaff and Phoenix, Arizona</td><td style="min-width:160px">1</td><td style="min-width:160px">safety_investigation</td><td style="min-width:160px">Model Y</td><td style="min-width:160px">NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tesla settled a lawsuit for a pedestrian death involving its FSD system. NHTSA escalated its investigation into 3.2 million vehicles.</td><td style="min-width:160px">driver_assist</td><td style="min-width:160px">1</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">4</td><td style="min-width:280px">Hyundai Tucson AEB System Recall in Australia</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-01</td><td style="min-width:160px">Hyundai</td><td style="min-width:160px">Hyundai</td><td style="min-width:160px">Australia</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td><td style="min-width:160px">recall</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tucson</td><td style="min-width:160px">Australian authorities</td><td style="min-width:160px">Hyundai has issued a recall for 36,496 Tucson SUVs in Australia due to a software error in the Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system. The defect can cause the vehicle to brake suddenly and unexpectedly even when there is no collision risk, increasing the risk of accidents, injury, or death. Owners are advised to contact authorized repairers for a software update.</td><td style="min-width:160px">driver_assist</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">5</td><td style="min-width:280px">US Regulator Investigates Fatal Tesla Crash in Texas</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-06-19</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tesla</td><td style="min-width:160px">Tesla</td><td style="min-width:160px">Texas, USA</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td><td style="min-width:160px">crash</td><td style="min-width:160px">Model 3</td><td style="min-width:160px">NHTSA</td><td style="min-width:160px">A Tesla Model 3 crashed into an apartment building in Texas on June 19, killing a 76-year-old woman. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into the fatal accident, suspecting the use of a driver assistance system. 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<h3>What counts as an incident in this Tracker?</h3><p>Any confirmed safety event involving an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle that resulted in a crash, regulatory investigation, or recall – including events reported to NHTSA under the AV standing general order.</p><h3>Does this include Tesla Autopilot and FSD incidents?</h3><p>Yes. ADAS incidents from all manufacturers are included – not only Level 4/5 autonomous vehicles. Tesla FSD, GM Super Cruise, Ford BlueCruise, and other driver assistance systems are all covered.</p><h3>How quickly are new incidents added after they are reported?</h3><p>Most incidents appear in the dataset within the same monthly cycle as their public disclosure, typically within days of the NHTSA filing or press report.</p><h3>What is the refresh rate of this dataset?</h3><p>We rerun this dataset once a month. You can create your own dataset that updates as frequently as every one hour on <a href="https://platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall">platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall</a></p>