Tesla's Redacted Crash Reports: What the Public Isn't Told About Autopilot and FSD Incidents

Tesla is legally obligated to report crashes involving its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems to federal regulators, but the public versions of these filings are heavily redacted. Key details about what happened in each incident are removed before release, leaving little insight into the circumstances surrounding serious or fatal crashes.

In the accounts Tesla does provide, the company often points to driver error as the cause. An ongoing investigative effort is now working to match those redacted reports with actual fatal collisions that were initially covered in the news as ordinary accidents, aiming to connect the dots between official filings and real-world outcomes.

The project is described as a living investigation, with each newly confirmed case added over time. It functions as a central hub for tracking these connections as the work continues, offering a clearer picture of how automated driving features factor into deadly crashes.