Trip/app information
Available trip receipt, pickup/drop-off details, timestamps, support messages and rider-facing notices.
Austin emerging transportation resource
Austin Robotaxi & Autonomous Vehicle Resource Guide
Austin is an active autonomous-vehicle deployment market. This guide organizes public sources, incident-reporting information and documentation categories for Austin residents, riders and road users without making conclusions about fault or claim value.
Austin's public AV information
Austin Transportation and Public Works maintains an autonomous-vehicle information page and a documented-incident dashboard compiled from City departments and Austin 3-1-1 requests. The City expressly cautions that these reports are not validated, may not capture all events, and do not include reports posted only to social media.
City of Austin AV informationIf an Austin AV incident needs to be reported
The City directs people to call 9-1-1 for a dangerous situation involving an AV. For non-emergency concerns, Austin states that residents can use 3-1-1 and select the non-emergency vehicle-issues option. Operator contact information is also provided on the City's AV page.
This is a summary of Austin's public reporting information, not advice about whether a particular event must be reported.
Texas commercial AV authorization
TxDMV states that commercial operation of Level 4 or Level 5 automated vehicles without a human driver requires an active state authorization. The requirements became enforceable May 28, 2026. TxDMV also provides a public lookup for automated-vehicle operators and vehicles.
TxDMV Automated Vehicles Regulatory ProgramRecords that may help document what happened
Vehicle identification
Plate, fleet or other vehicle identifier, photographs and the best-known location/time.
Public incident identifiers
Police, fire, EMS, 3-1-1, platform or operator reference numbers when they exist.
Witness and scene information
Original photographs/video and witness contact information.
Insurance information
Available operator/vehicle, personal-auto, UM/UIM, PIP or other potentially relevant documents without assuming which coverage applies.
Automated-system information
Depending on the system, potentially relevant records may include recording-device data, telemetry, camera/sensor information, routing, system status or remote-assistance records. Existence and access vary.
Austin data should be interpreted carefully
A report on Austin's AV dashboard is not the same thing as a validated police crash record, a TxDOT crash statistic or a federal NHTSA ADS crash report. Any future TSC analysis will keep those sources separate and disclose collection limitations rather than combining unlike datasets.
This tool produces a preliminary, non-binding estimate based on the information you provide and general personal-injury valuation methods. It is not legal advice, not a guarantee of any outcome, and not a substitute for review by a licensed attorney. Actual settlements and verdicts vary widely based on evidence, jurisdiction, insurance coverage, and many other factors. Texas Settlement Calculator is not a law firm and does not practice law; use of this tool does not create an attorney-client relationship.