Reports submitted to the NHTSA also reveal differences in the types of crashes Tesla cars are involved in as opposed to its competitors.
An analysis of robotaxi crash data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveals how different automakers approach crash reporting.
According to an article by Karan Singh on Not a Tesla App, "Comparing Tesla's data against competitors like Waymo and Zoox reveals stark differences in fleet exposure, the nature of the collisions, and a massive gap in public reporting practices."
While Tesla competitors like Waymo and Zoox took the opportunity to provide detailed written accounts about their crash incidents, Tesla, according to Singh, takes the opposite approach, redacting "every single narrative in the public dataset," citing "confidential business information." But as Singh explains, "By shielding the specifics of its crashes behind confidentiality claims, Tesla makes it impossible for the public to understand what went wrong in those 18 incidents, in stark contrast to the open reporting of its industry peers."
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