Electrek is investigating local news reports that fail to say Tesla, let alone ADAS.

Every local outlet described the other vehicle only as “a sedan.” No report identified it as a Tesla, and none mentioned Autopilot, “Full Self-Driving,” or any driver-assist system. […] Electrek matched that crash to a report in Tesla’s filings to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, made under a Standing General Order that requires automakers to report crashes where a Level 2 driver-assist system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact.

Here’s a typical local news version.

According to the Moraine Police Department, a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle was reported July 23 around 8:15 p.m. at the intersection of Hemple Road and Germantown Pike.

Moraine police confirmed one person died after a head-on collision with a sedan.

Electrek indicates that Tesla is hiding the data intentionally to defeat investigations.

Of all 3,953 Tesla reports, only 2 don’t carry the “[REDACTED — confidential business information]” narrative. One has nothing. Likely a mistake. And the other one is about a crash in Onamia, MN (13781-7197) back in 2023. It’s the lone record where Tesla actually wrote out a narrative, but it used the narrative section to say this crash was added by mistake and that Autopilot/FSD were not involved.

This tells you everything you need to know about why Tesla redacts these narratives. IF it looks good for Tesla, it’s there; if it doesn’t, it’s redacted.

There already are three more like this one, as the Electrek numbers continue to show what we’ve reported here since 2016, that Tesla will only get worse and kill more people due to design defects.