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An automated shuttle bus operated by Beep was reportedly involved in a minor collision during a U.S. Department of Transportation demonstration ride in Washington, D.C. The vehicle, operating autonomously with a human safety driver onboard, was reportedly rear-ended by a Tesla whose driver made an illegal lane change. No injuries were reported, and officials stated the autonomous system functioned appropriately.

Timeline

1. 17 Jan 2026Automated Shuttle Bus Was Reportedly Rear-Ended During U.S. Department of Transportation Demonstration Ride in Washington, D.C.
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   • Officials showed off a robo-bus in D.C. It got hit by a Tesla driver.https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2026/01/16/robo-bus-tesla-collision-dc/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1347https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1347/

   Officials showed off a robo-bus in D.C. It got hit by a Tesla driver.AI Incident Database - Incident 1347
2. 22 Feb 2025Tesla Cybertruck Operating in Full Self-Driving Mode Reportedly Crashes into Pole in Nevada After Failing to Merge
   Incident82%

   • Cybertruck crash raises alarm bells about Tesla's self-driving softwarehttps://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/cybertruck-crash-raises-alarm-bells-about-teslas-self-driving-software-2025-02-13/
   • Tesla Cybertruck crash on Full Self-Driving v13 goes viralhttps://electrek.co/2025/02/09/tesla-cybertruck-crash-on-full-self-driving-v13-goes-viral/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 940https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/940/

   Cybertruck crash raises alarm bells about Tesla's self-driving softwareTesla Cybertruck crash on Full Self-Driving v13 goes viralAI Incident Database - Incident 940
3. 15 June 2024NHTSA Opens New Probe into Tesla’s Autopilot Following More than a Dozen Fatal Accidents
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   • U.S. Regulators Tie Tesla’s Autopilot to More than a Dozen Fatalities, Hundreds of Crasheshttps://www.wsj.com/business/autos/regulators-probing-tesla-recall-tied-to-autopilot-a1af6d67?mod=hp_lead_pos5
   • Tesla Autopilot feature was involved in 13 fatal crashes, US regulator sayshttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/26/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 711https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/711/

   U.S. Regulators Tie Tesla’s Autopilot to More than a Dozen Fatalities, Hundreds of CrashesTesla Autopilot feature was involved in 13 fatal crashes, US regulator saysAI Incident Database - Incident 711
4. 6 July 2023Tesla on Autopilot Struck Parked Work Truck on Highway in Pennsylvania
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   • State Police: Tesla on autopilot crashes into stopped truck on Pa. Turnpikehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2023/06/26/state-police-tesla-autopilot-crash-truck-interstate-freightliner/stories/202306260060
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 560https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/560/

   State Police: Tesla on autopilot crashes into stopped truck on Pa. TurnpikeAI Incident Database - Incident 560
5. 2 May 2023Tesla FSD Misidentified Truck Hauling Traffic Lights as Trail of Traffic Lights
   Incident82%

   • Watch Tesla Autopilot Get Bamboozled by a Truck Hauling Traffic Lightshttps://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-autopilot-bamboozled-truck-traffic-lights
   • Tweet: at FSD_in_6mhttps://twitter.com/FSD_in_6m/status/1400207129479352323
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 533https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/533/

   Watch Tesla Autopilot Get Bamboozled by a Truck Hauling Traffic LightsTweet: at FSD_in_6mAI Incident Database - Incident 533
6. 18 Apr 2023Sudden Braking by Tesla Allegedly on Self-Driving Mode Caused Multi-Car Pileup in Tunnel
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   • Tesla ‘full self-driving’ triggered an eight-car crash, a driver tells policehttps://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/business/tesla-fsd-8-car-crash/index.html
   • Tesla behind eight-vehicle crash was in ‘full self-driving’ mode, says driverhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/22/tesla-crash-full-self-driving-mode-san-francisco
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 434https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/434/

   Tesla ‘full self-driving’ triggered an eight-car crash, a driver tells policeTesla behind eight-vehicle crash was in ‘full self-driving’ mode, says driverAI Incident Database - Incident 434
7. 28 Feb 2023Tesla FSD Reportedly Increased Crash Risk, Prompting Recall
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   • Tesla to Recall 362,000 Cars With Its ‘Full Self Driving’ Systemhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/business/tesla-recall-full-self-driving.html
   • Tesla recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles equipped with ‘Full Self-Driving’https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/business/tesla-fsd-recall/index.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 478https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/478/

   Tesla to Recall 362,000 Cars With Its ‘Full Self Driving’ SystemTesla recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles equipped with ‘Full Self-Driving’AI Incident Database - Incident 478
8. 15 Nov 2022Tesla Autopilot Misidentified On-Road Horse-Drawn Carriage
   Incident82%

   • Tweet: at ISusmeljhttps://twitter.com/ISusmelj/status/1558912252119482368
   • Tesla autopilot feature mistakes horse carriage for a truck, netizens amused - Technology Newshttps://www.wionews.com/technology/tesla-autopilot-features-creates-confusion-by-recognising-horse-carriage-with-a-truck-netizens-amused-510043
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 398https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/398/

   Tweet: at ISusmeljTesla autopilot feature mistakes horse carriage for a truck, netizens amused - Technology NewsAI Incident Database - Incident 398
9. 1 Nov 2022Tesla Autopilot’s Lane Recognition Allegedly Vulnerable to Adversarial Attacks
   Incident78%

   • AI Incident Database Incidents Converted to Issueshttps://github.com/responsible-ai-collaborative/aiid/issues/449
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 159https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/159/

   AI Incident Database Incidents Converted to IssuesAI Incident Database - Incident 159
10. 22 Sept 2022Tesla on Autopilot Crashed Parked Michigan Police Car on Interstate
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    • Tesla on autopilot crashes a police carhttps://www.gizchina.com/2021/03/18/tesla-on-autopilot-crashes-a-police-car/
    • Tesla faces second NHTSA probe in Michigan this monthhttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/17/tesla-in-autopilot-hits-police-car-in-michigan-officials-say.html
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 333https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/333/

    Tesla on autopilot crashes a police carTesla faces second NHTSA probe in Michigan this monthAI Incident Database - Incident 333
11. 8 Sept 2022Tesla Model X on Autopilot Missed Parked Vehicles and Pedestrians, Killing Motorcyclist in Japan
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    • Tesla sued after motorcyclist's deathhttps://www.advrider.com/tesla-sued-after-motorcyclists-death/
    • Tesla is sued by family of man who was killed by car using Autopilothttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8274449/Tesla-sued-family-man-44-run-killed-car-using-Autopilot.html
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 232https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/232/

    Tesla sued after motorcyclist's deathTesla is sued by family of man who was killed by car using AutopilotAI Incident Database - Incident 232
12. 31 Aug 2022Tesla on Autopilot Collided with Parked Fire Truck on California Freeway
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    • Tesla Police Blotter News - Tesla Driver Hits Parked Firetruck - Blames Autopilothttps://www.torquenews.com/1083/tesla-police-blotter-news-tesla-driver-hits-parked-firetruck-blames-autopilot
    • Tesla car was on Autopilot when it hit a Culver City firetruck, NTSB findshttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-09-03/tesla-was-on-autopilot-when-it-hit-culver-city-fire-truck-ntsb-finds
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 320https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/320/

    Tesla Police Blotter News - Tesla Driver Hits Parked Firetruck - Blames AutopilotTesla car was on Autopilot when it hit a Culver City firetruck, NTSB findsAI Incident Database - Incident 320

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