NHTSA Opens New Probe into Tesla’s Autopilot Following More than a Dozen Fatal Accidents
April 26, 2024
The NHTSA has linked Tesla's Autopilot to over a dozen fatalities and hundreds of crashes, prompting a new investigation into the adequacy of Tesla's December recall of 2 million vehicles. The probe reports that Tesla’s driver-assist system led to avoidable crashes involving visible hazards, suggesting a critical safety gap between driver expectations and the system’s capabilities. The investigation will assess if Tesla’s recall remedies were sufficient to address these safety risks.
- Alleged deployer
- tesla, tesla-drivers
- Alleged developer
- tesla
- Alleged harmed parties
- tesla-drivers, drivers, general-public
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