"The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over more than 50 reports of traffic-safety violations and a series of crashes. The auto safety agency said FSD - an assistance system that requires drivers to pay attention and intervene if needed - has "induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws.""
"In total, NHTSA is reviewing 58 reports of issues involving traffic safety violations when using FSD, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries. The new investigation comes amid growing scrutiny of Tesla's advanced driver assistance system from Congress and weeks after a new NHTSA administrator was confirmed. Tesla, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, issued a software update to FSD this week."
NHTSA opened a preliminary investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving after receiving more than 50 reports of traffic-safety violations and crashes. FSD is described as an assistance system that requires drivers to pay attention and intervene when needed. Reported behaviors include driving through red lights and moving against the proper direction during lane changes. The agency is reviewing 58 reports, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries, with six reports of red-light intersection crashes and four injury-causing crashes. The evaluation is the first step before a potential recall. Tesla issued a software update and a Houston driver reported signal recognition failures.
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