The US NHTSA opens a probe into 2.88M FSD-enabled Tesla vehicles over 50+ reports of traffic-safety violations like running red lights and a series of crashes
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Sources: the US NHTSA is losing ~10% of its workforce via firings and buyout offers, including nearly half of a small team that regulates autonomous vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is losing about 10 percent of its workforce through firings and buyout offers, according to people briefed on the cuts.
A January 17 filing shows the US NHTSA said it “upgraded” its April 2024 probe into Ford's BlueCruise, a driver assistance system used during two fatal crashes
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The US NHTSA says it has opened a probe into ~2.6M Tesla vehicles over reports of four reported crashes involving its “Actually Smart Summon” driverless feature
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened a probe into about 2.6 million Tesla …
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
But there's a twist: the agency wants self-driving car companies to cough up more data.
The US NHTSA opens an investigation into Alphabet's Waymo, covering an estimated 444 vehicles and following 22 reports of 22 incidents, including 17 collisions
The US NHTSA opens an investigation into Amazon's Zoox after two of its automated Toyota SUVs braked unexpectedly, resulting in motorcyclists rear-ending them
- Bikers rear-ended Zoox SUVs that suddenly, unexpectedly braked — US agency estimates 500 vehicles are subject to investigation
The US NHTSA opens an investigation to evaluate the driver distraction potential of Tesla's Passenger Play gaming feature, covering 580K cars from 2017 to 2022
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US NHTSA opens an investigation into Tesla's “Passenger Play” in-car gaming feature covering 580,000 vehicles from 2017 to 2022
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. has opened a formal investigation into Tesla allowing drivers to play video games on a center touch screen while its vehicles are moving.
US NHTSA opens investigation into fatal accident involving Tesla's Autopilot mode; Tesla says it's the first fatality in 130M+ miles driven with Autopilot
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