"On Thursday, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it's launching an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla cars with its dubiously labeled "Full Self-Driving" mode, after receiving reports of the vehicles blowing off traffic laws and getting into crashes, Reuters reports. It's another bump in the road for the Elon Musk-led automaker, which has struggled to perfect its self-driving tech for years, putting itself under even more pressure to deliver by launching a limited "Robotaxi" service this summer."
"According to Reuters, the regulator is reviewing 58 reports of a Tesla running FSD appearing to violate traffic laws. Of the incidents, 14 involved crashes and 23 involved injuries. In six of these crashes, FSD "approached an intersection with a red traffic signal, continued to travel into the intersection against the red light and was subsequently involved in a crash with other motor vehicles in the intersection," the NHTSA said, per Reuters."
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving (FSD) after receiving reports that the systems violate traffic laws and cause crashes. Regulators are reviewing 58 reports linked to FSD, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries. In six crashes FSD entered intersections on red lights and collided with other vehicles. A Houston driver reported FSD failing to recognize traffic signals, running red lights and stopping at green lights, and alleged Tesla refused to acknowledge or fix the issue. The agency is also reviewing incidents of FSD driving into oncoming trains and malfunctioning at railroad crossings. Tesla faces additional legal and regulatory pressure amid ongoing Autopilot probes and large jury awards.
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