The top US auto safety regulator is once again investigating Tesla Inc’s Autopilot, this time to see if fixes put in place months ago are enough to stop abuse of the system.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed on Friday that it has opened an investigation into Autopilot. remember Tesla in December raised concerns about the adequacy of the company’s remedies, as 20 accidents involving vehicles receiving Tesla’s wireless signals occurred. Software updates.
According to statistics, more than 2 million Tesla vehicles are under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The automaker’s shares fell 1.7% shortly after the start of regular trading and are down more than 30% this year.
this investigation Passion for Cut CEO Elon Musk Tesla Autonomous driving system. The billionaire has set an August date for the launch of the driverless robotaxi, which he said five years ago would be ready by 2020. In an earnings call this week, he downplayed the difficulty of getting approval. controller For that car.
“I actually don’t think there’s going to be a significant regulatory hurdle until there’s hard data that shows that self-driving cars are safer than human-driven cars,” Musk said in the call after he expressed doubt about Tesla’s people who “solve” self-driving capabilities. ” Should not invest in this company.
Tesla recalled Autopilot in December to address concerns raised by NHTSA during a year-long defect investigation. The company said some of the company’s remedies require owners to opt-in and allow drivers to easily undo changes made by Tesla.
The automaker also placed Autopilot updates separate from those released in the December recall that appear to be related to concerns as part of NHTSA’s recall program. error detectionThe company said. NHTSA said the latest investigation will consider why the updates were not included in the recall.
Tesla has previously been criticized by NHTSA for deploying Autopilot software updates without filing a recall petition. The agency did so in September 2021, weeks after the agency began an investigation into a flaw in the driving system.
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