The Dawn Project Report to Congress: Tesla's Self-Driving Software Has Been Involved in 59 Deaths, Urgent Regulatory Reform Needed

The Dawn Project delivered a report to Congress and NHTSA alleging Tesla’s Full Self‑Driving (FSD) system has been involved in 3,069 crashes and 59 U.S. fatalities since 2021, documenting road tests and Robotaxi incidents and urging three regulatory reforms: close the “Level 2” loophole, require Operational Design Domain (ODD) registration, and mandate real‑time crash reporting. The report highlights safety tests (including an August/June 2025 demonstration where FSD failed eight consecutive school‑bus stop simulations) and cites Robotaxis in Austin crashing at roughly four times the rate of average human drivers. The release increases regulatory, legal, and reputational risk for Tesla (TSLA.OQ) and could trigger tighter oversight, mandatory reporting requirements, litigation exposure, and negative investor reaction that may pressure the stock price and cost of compliance.