Nearly 400 crashes of automated tech vehicles reported, most involving Teslas

A driver charges his Tesla vehicle at a super charging station in Parsippany, New Jersey. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is giving its first close examination of crashes involving Teslas and other vehicles that have partially automated driving systems. (Getty Images)

DETROIT — Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes over a 10-month period involving vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 with Teslas, according to new statistics from U.S. safety regulators.

But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cautioned against using the numbers to compare automakers, saying it didn’t weight them by the number of vehicles from each manufacturer that use the systems or how many miles those vehicles traveled.