{"schema_version":"0.9.0","id":"LR-2026-0173","record_version":8,"title":"NHTSA petition case DP26010 over Tesla robotaxi speeding in school zones","verification":{"human_verified":false,"method":"automated_gate","auto_verified":true,"score":54.5,"score_breakdown":{"source_authority":12.1,"independent_corroboration":7.0,"implicated_party_confirmed":0.0,"citation_integrity":14.0,"specificity":6.0,"completeness":7.68,"unhedged_language":5.0},"checks":{"schema_valid":true,"every_field_cited":true,"quotes_verbatim":true,"source_fetched":true,"distinct_incident":true,"dates_plausible":true,"sources_agree":true,"source_describes_incident":true,"severe_backed_by_source":true},"gate_version":"gate-2026-09-30.6","cross_check_model":null,"cross_check_agreement":null,"duplicate_of":null,"verified_by":null,"verified_at":"2026-10-13","extraction_run_id":null},"system":{"model_name":"Tesla Automated Driving System","model_version":null,"developer":"Tesla","harness":"Tesla robotaxi","tools_granted":[],"permissions_scope":"Driverless taxis operating on public roads, including active school zones","autonomy_level":"unknown","guardrails_present":[],"deployment_context":"production","tier":"provider","lifecycle_stage":"production","integration_type":null,"intended_use":"robotaxi service","safeguard_state":null,"production_intended":null,"system_provider":"Tesla"},"event":{"date_occurred":null,"date_disclosed":"2026-10-13","incident_class":"operational_error","failure_class":null,"agent_involved":true,"secondary_failure_classes":[],"trigger":"unknown","duration":null,"detection_method":"unknown","summary":"NHTSA opened case DP26010 to consider a petition alleging that 2026 model-year Tesla robotaxis with the Tesla Automated Driving System enabled may speed in active school zones. The petition, submitted September 23 and opened October 9, cites three social media videos and four incidents, with no crashes, injuries or deaths mentioned. NHTSA estimates the affected fleet at about 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles.","tags":[],"date_detected":null,"near_miss":null,"root_cause":"unknown","root_cause_detail":null,"failure_class_detail":null,"responsible_party":null,"adversarial_actor":"none","input_provenance":null,"time_to_contain":null,"operations_paused":null,"remediation":null,"precursor_events":null},"impact":{"direct_loss_usd":null,"remediation_hours":null,"records_exposed":null,"third_parties_affected_count":null,"severity":"major","severity_because":"major: A petition says about 1,000 Tesla robotaxis may speed in active school zones; NHTSA is considering it, and the materials do not mention crashes, injuries or deaths.","harm_class":["operational"],"affected_description":"approximately 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles","protected_class_involved":null,"data_categories_exposed":[],"loss_range_usd":null,"reversibility":null,"downstream_exposure_count":null},"evidence":{"sources":[{"url":"https://ua.news/en/avtosvit/nhtsa-rozgliadaie-petitsiiu-shchodo-imovirnogo-perevishchennia-shvidkosti-robotaksi-tesla-bilia-shkil-electrek","publisher":"news search (Google News index)","date":"2026-10-13","type":"press","title":"NHTSA considers Tesla robotaxi school-zone speeding petition","archived_url":null,"attachment":"first_report"},{"url":"https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/10/13/340683.htm","publisher":"news search (Google News index)","date":"2026-10-13","type":"press","title":"Tesla Faces Probe Over Claim of Robotaxis Speeding in School Zones","archived_url":null,"attachment":"first_report"}],"per_field_confidence":{"system.model_name":"C","system.harness":"C","system.tier":"D","system.lifecycle_stage":"D","system.intended_use":"C","system.developer":"C","system.deployment_context":"D","system.autonomy_level":"D","event.adversarial_actor":"D","event.agent_involved":"C","event.summary":"C","event.incident_class":"D","event.date_disclosed":"A","event.trigger":"D","event.detection_method":"D","impact.harm_class":"D","impact.affected_description":"C","impact.severity":"D","context.industry":"D","context.denominator":"C","context.regulatory":"C","context.denominator_available":"D","context.country":"C","impact.severity_because":"D","system.permissions_scope":"C","event.root_cause":"D","system.system_provider":"C"},"field_citations":{"system.model_name":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"The petition concerns 2026 model-year robotaxis with the Tesla Automated Driving System enabled."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s evaluating the claim that Tesla Cybercab and Model Y vehicles using automated systems drive too fast in active school zones."}],"system.developer":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"The petition concerns 2026 model-year robotaxis with the Tesla Automated Driving System enabled."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"Tesla Inc. is facing scrutiny from U.S. auto-safety regulators over whether its driverless taxis exceed posted speed limits near schools, a new hurdle for the automaker’s slow-growing robotaxi service."}],"system.harness":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened case DP26010 to consider a petition regarding possible speeding by Tesla robotaxis in active school zones."}],"system.deployment_context":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"NHTSA estimates the Tesla robotaxi fleet covered by the petition at approximately 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"Tesla Inc. is facing scrutiny from U.S. auto-safety regulators over whether its driverless taxis exceed posted speed limits near schools, a new hurdle for the automaker’s slow-growing robotaxi service."}],"system.lifecycle_stage":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"NHTSA estimates the Tesla robotaxi fleet covered by the petition at approximately 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"Tesla Inc. is facing scrutiny from U.S. auto-safety regulators over whether its driverless taxis exceed posted speed limits near schools, a new hurdle for the automaker’s slow-growing robotaxi service."}],"system.intended_use":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"Speed-related concerns had previously arisen regarding Tesla software: videos from the launch of the robotaxi service in Austin in June 2025 showed vehicles traveling faster than the posted limit."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The new probe threatens to further complicate Tesla’s plan to expand its robotaxi service, which launched last year but still is limited to a small number of cities and in some instances uses human safety monitors."}],"event.summary":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened case DP26010 to consider a petition regarding possible speeding by Tesla robotaxis in active school zones."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s evaluating the claim that Tesla Cybercab and Model Y vehicles using automated systems drive too fast in active school zones."}],"event.adversarial_actor":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"The materials do not mention crashes, injuries, or deaths."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s evaluating the claim that Tesla Cybercab and Model Y vehicles using automated systems drive too fast in active school zones."}],"event.incident_class":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened case DP26010 to consider a petition regarding possible speeding by Tesla robotaxis in active school zones."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s evaluating the claim that Tesla Cybercab and Model Y vehicles using automated systems drive too fast in active school zones."}],"event.agent_involved":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"The petition concerns 2026 model-year robotaxis with the Tesla Automated Driving System enabled."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s evaluating the claim that Tesla Cybercab and Model Y vehicles using automated systems drive too fast in active school zones."}],"impact.harm_class":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened case DP26010 to consider a petition regarding possible speeding by Tesla robotaxis in active school zones."}],"impact.affected_description":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"NHTSA estimates the Tesla robotaxi fleet covered by the petition at approximately 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The preliminary probe covers an estimated 1,000 vehicles from the 2026 model year, NHTSA said."}],"impact.severity_because":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"NHTSA estimates the Tesla robotaxi fleet covered by the petition at approximately 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The preliminary probe covers an estimated 1,000 vehicles from the 2026 model year, NHTSA said."}],"context.industry":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened case DP26010 to consider a petition regarding possible speeding by Tesla robotaxis in active school zones."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"Tesla Inc. is facing scrutiny from U.S. auto-safety regulators over whether its driverless taxis exceed posted speed limits near schools, a new hurdle for the automaker’s slow-growing robotaxi service."}],"context.country":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened case DP26010 to consider a petition regarding possible speeding by Tesla robotaxis in active school zones."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"Tesla Inc. is facing scrutiny from U.S. auto-safety regulators over whether its driverless taxis exceed posted speed limits near schools, a new hurdle for the automaker’s slow-growing robotaxi service."}],"context.regulatory":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened case DP26010 to consider a petition regarding possible speeding by Tesla robotaxis in active school zones."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Federal rules give NHTSA 120 days from receipt of a petition to grant or deny it."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s evaluating the claim that Tesla Cybercab and Model Y vehicles using automated systems drive too fast in active school zones."}],"impact.severity":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"NHTSA estimates the Tesla robotaxi fleet covered by the petition at approximately 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles."},{"source_index":1,"quote":"The preliminary probe covers an estimated 1,000 vehicles from the 2026 model year, NHTSA said."}],"event.date_disclosed":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"published: 2026-10-13"}],"system.permissions_scope":[{"source_index":1,"quote":"Tesla Inc. is facing scrutiny from U.S. auto-safety regulators over whether its driverless taxis exceed posted speed limits near schools, a new hurdle for the automaker’s slow-growing robotaxi service."}],"system.autonomy_level":[{"source_index":1,"quote":"The new probe threatens to further complicate Tesla’s plan to expand its robotaxi service, which launched last year but still is limited to a small number of cities and in some instances uses human safety monitors."}],"event.detection_method":[{"source_index":1,"quote":"The move stems from a recently filed petition that offers video of several incidents as supporting evidence, according to documents posted Monday to NHTSA’s website."}],"event.root_cause":[{"source_index":1,"quote":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s evaluating the claim that Tesla Cybercab and Model Y vehicles using automated systems drive too fast in active school zones."}],"context.denominator":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"NHTSA estimates the Tesla robotaxi fleet covered by the petition at approximately 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles."}],"system.system_provider":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"The petition concerns 2026 model-year robotaxis with the Tesla Automated Driving System enabled."}]},"notes_on_gaps":"No source states event.date_occurred, event.trigger, event.detection_method, event.root_cause, system.autonomy_level, system.tools_granted, system.permissions_scope, system.guardrails_present, impact.direct_loss_usd, impact.records_exposed, impact.third_parties_affected_count, or context.org_size_band. event.trigger is omitted because no source names a cause. event.date_occurred is omitted because only the petition submission and case opening dates are given, not the date of the alleged speeding. event.detection_method is unknown because no source says who first noticed the behaviour. event.root_cause is unknown because no source names what failed. system.autonomy_level is unknown because no source states the human-in-the-loop arrangement. impact.third_parties_affected_count is null because no source states a count of affected third parties. impact.severity is classified as moderate from the bounded fleet scope stated by NHTSA; no loss figure is stated so the dollar bands do not apply. event.incident_class is classified as operational_error because the alleged speeding is an unintentional wrong action with no adversary and no goal of the agent's own. event.adversarial_actor is classified as none because no source mentions an attacker. event.responsible_party is classified as provider because Tesla trained the system. context.industry is classified as Transportation and Warehousing from the robotaxi service context. context.regulatory is assembled from the NHTSA case and the 120-day rule. No source states a loss figure, so impact.direct_loss_usd is null. No source states remediation or containment, so event.remediation and event.operations_paused are omitted. system.tier: provider by rule (the developer is named as the operator). [aggregated by deepseek-chat, aggregate-2026-09-27.1, 2026-10-13] system.lifecycle_stage: production. system.deployment_context: production. system.autonomy_level: no source states the arrangement. event.responsible_party: provider. event.adversarial_actor: none. event.incident_class: a source states data or a system was left in a wrong state, deleted, corrupted or acted on unintentionally, and names no adversary and no goal of the agent's own. event.trigger: no source states a cause. event.detection_method: no source says who first noticed. impact.harm_class: operational. context.industry: classified from described behaviour. context.denominator: classified from described behaviour. context.denominator_available: classified from described behaviour. Merged with LR-2026-0174, which described the same incident; their sources are included here. [corrected by Srini Iyer, approved 2026-10-18 in the corrections review: duplicate of another record, merged] [corrected by Srini Iyer, approved 2026-10-22 in the corrections review: severity reason did not fit its quote or the record] [corrected by Srini Iyer, approved 2026-10-22 in the corrections review: citations to sentences about a different event were removed; the sentence that states the denominator was cited] [corrected by Srini Iyer, approved 2026-10-22 in the corrections review: a judgement inferred by us that no source states was cleared] [corrected by Srini Iyer, approved 2026-10-22 in the corrections review: severity reason did not fit its quote or the record] [standard terms read by deepseek-chat / deepseek-reasoner, terms-2026-10-25.3 / terms-roles-2026-10-25.2 / terms-2026-10-25.3; values checked by Claude against their sentences, approved by Srini Iyer, 2026-10-25]"},"context":{"industry":"Transportation and Warehousing","org_size_band":null,"country":"US","denominator_available":true,"denominator":{"value":1000.0,"unit":"other","period":null},"related_incident_ids":[],"systemic_exposure":null,"shared_model_id":null,"upstream_incident_id":null,"incident_evidence":null,"regulatory":{"regimes":["NHTSA case DP26010"],"notifications":"petition decision due around January 21, 2027","litigation_status":"unknown","safety_policy_adherence":null},"coverage":null},"narrative":{"steps":[{"step":"doing","text":"Tesla robotaxis with the Tesla Automated Driving System enabled were operating in active school zones as part of Tesla's robotaxi service, a fleet NHTSA estimates at about 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles.","quote":"In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened case DP26010 to consider a petition regarding possible speeding by Tesla robotaxis in active school zones.","source_index":0,"grade":"C"},{"step":"went_wrong","text":"The robotaxis were alleged to be speeding in active school zones, breaching posted speed limits in areas where children are present.","quote":"In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened case DP26010 to consider a petition regarding possible speeding by Tesla robotaxis in active school zones.","source_index":0,"grade":"C"},{"step":"reached","text":"The alleged conduct touched active school zones and the roughly 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles in the petition's scope; no crashes, injuries or deaths are mentioned.","quote":"NHTSA estimates the Tesla robotaxi fleet covered by the petition at approximately 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles.","source_index":0,"grade":"C"},{"step":"caught","text":"The petition's evidence comes from three social media videos cited by the petitioner and four incidents in NHTSA's count; no source states who first noticed the behaviour.","quote":"The evidence in the petition consists of three social media videos cited by the petitioner, as well as four incidents listed in NHTSA's count.","source_index":0,"grade":"C"},{"step":"done","text":"NHTSA opened case DP26010 on October 9 and must decide within 120 days whether to grant the petition; granting it would launch an official defect investigation that could lead to a recall.","quote":"As Electrek reports, the petition was submitted to the regulator on September 23, and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened the relevant case on October 9.","source_index":0,"grade":"C"}],"model":"deepseek-chat","prompt_version":"aggregate-2026-09-27.1","extracted_at":"2026-10-13","source_urls":["https://ua.news/en/avtosvit/nhtsa-rozgliadaie-petitsiiu-shchodo-imovirnogo-perevishchennia-shvidkosti-robotaksi-tesla-bilia-shkil-electrek"]}}