"US regulators granted Tesla Inc. a five-week extension to start addressing a defect investigation into its cars violating traffic laws while its Full Self-Driving system is engaged. Tesla sought the deferment this week from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is probing the suite of features the company also refers to as FSD. The agency opened the investigation in October, citing dozens of instances where Teslas ran red lights, drove in the wrong direction or committed other failures."
"NHTSA sent Tesla an information request last month asking the carmaker to state the number of consumer complaints, field reports, property damage claims, arbitration proceedings or lawsuits that may relate to the alleged defect. Tesla told the regulator on Jan. 12 that it needed more time to identify traffic violation reports that are potentially relevant to the probe. As of today, there are 8,313 records remaining that require manual review, Tesla told NHTSA, according to a filing posted to the agency's website."
US regulators granted Tesla a five-week extension to address a defect investigation into cars violating traffic laws while Full Self-Driving is engaged. Tesla requested the deferment from NHTSA, which opened the probe in October after dozens of instances of running red lights, driving in the wrong direction or other failures. NHTSA asked Tesla to provide counts of consumer complaints, field reports, property damage claims, arbitration proceedings and lawsuits related to the alleged defect. Tesla said it needed more time, reported 8,313 records remaining for manual review and estimated processing about 300 records per day, with a Feb. 23 deadline to respond. NHTSA is also probing Tesla's detection and response to sun glare, fog and other reduced-visibility conditions following multiple crashes, including a fatality.
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