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Tesla is under federal investigation over numerous reports that the company’s fully self-driving (FSD) software violated multiple traffic laws and caused at least six crashes, four of which resulted in injuries.
In the report dated October 7, the National Highway traffic safety The government (NHTSA) cited at least 18 complaints involving Tesla cars using self-driving features that allegedly ran red lights or veered into oncoming traffic.
In some cases, the software stopped at red lights, remained stopped, or failed to accurately recognize traffic lights, according to the agency’s Office of Defect Investigation. In one of the incidents cited by NHTSA, a Tesla vehicle “entered an intersection with a red light, continued into the intersection in defiance of the red light, and then collided with another vehicle within the intersection.”
Complaints also say the Tesla vehicle crossed double yellow lines, veered into oncoming traffic and attempted to enter the road in the wrong direction, regulators said. In other cases, vehicles were reported to have driven straight through intersections from the right-turn lane or turned right from the straight-through lane.
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Tesla electric cars fill the parking lot of a Tesla retail store on July 5, 2023 in Smithtown, New York. (John Paraskevas/Newsday RM via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The complaint alleges that FSD provided no warning about the system’s operation.
NHTSA said the investigation found: Tesla provided adequate warning Or the opportunity for the driver to take control before an unexpected maneuver of the car occurs.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on stage in Cannes, France, June 19, 2024. NHTSA is investigating the company’s fully self-driving mode (Richard Bode/WireImages/Getty Images)
“Some of the reported incidents appear to involve the FSD performing lane changes into oncoming traffic with little notice to the driver or opportunity to intervene,” NHTSA said.
According to NHTSA, Tesla’s fully self-driving mode is classified as a partially autonomous system, meaning the driver is “fully responsible for the operation of the vehicle at all times, including compliance with applicable traffic laws.”
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The Tesla Model Y has Level 2 autonomous driving capabilities. (Matteo Dela Torre/Nurfoto/Getty Images)
According to Tesla’s website, “When enabled, your car Active monitoring allows you to move it almost anywhere with minimal intervention. ”
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Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from FOX Business.
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In recent years, Tesla’s CEO has Elon Musk continues to set high goals for its autonomous driving ambitions. Over the summer, the company began rolling out its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, as a pilot program to showcase its latest fully self-driving software.
