What's New
Track updates to AutoPilotWatch — new data, features, analysis, and improvements.
Coming SoonPlanned
Planned Updates
- ○Monthly data refreshes with latest NHTSA SGO releases
- ○California DMV autonomous vehicle report data integration
- ○International AV incident data (EU, UK, China)
- ○More in-depth analysis articles and manufacturer profiles
- ○API access for researchers and journalists
- ○Email newsletter with monthly safety digests
April 15, 2026
Major Data Expansion
- ●Added 2,482 consumer complaints from NHTSA's complaint database
- ●Added 9,688 NHTSA investigation records with full details
- ●Launched city-level pages for top 100 cities by incident count
- ●Published 8 new analysis articles including phantom braking deep dive, state law comparison, and Tesla vs. Waymo safety analysis
- ●New Fatality Timeline visualization showing all 68 deaths chronologically
- ●Interactive Safety Quiz — test your AV safety knowledge
- ●Cost Calculator tool — estimate economic impact of AV incidents
- ●Compare Models tool — side-by-side vehicle safety comparison
April 14, 2026
Initial Launch
- ●Launched with 6,215 incidents from NHTSA Standing General Order database
- ●60 manufacturers, 240 vehicles, 53 states/territories covered
- ●17 in-depth analysis articles published
- ●8 interactive tools: VIN Lookup, Safety Scorecard, Crash Rate Calculator, Recall Checker, Incident Search, Compare, State Laws, and more
- ●Full-text search across all incidents, manufacturers, and vehicles
- ●Interactive crash map with geographic filtering
- ●Manufacturer safety rankings with composite scoring
- ●Complete recall and investigation tracking
- ●Downloadable datasets in JSON format
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