NHTSA opened a file to review a petition claiming Tesla Robotaxis speed in active school zones. The agency estimates the affected fleet at about 1,000 Model Y and Cybercab vehicles. The petition cites three social media videos and four NHTSA incidents. No crashes, injuries, or deaths were reported. NHTSA has 120 days from September 23 to grant or deny the petition. A grant would trigger a formal defect investigation. This is the third federal action on Tesla’s driverless fleet in five weeks. NHTSA’s 1,000-vehicle estimate is the first federal count of the Robotaxi fleet. Tesla’s Robotaxis operate without a driver behind the wheel. Waymo previously addressed a similar school zone issue with a voluntary software recall.

• 1,000 Robotaxis in fleet
• 120-day petition review deadline
• 4 incidents in NHTSA tally