Tesla’s decision to abandon radar in favour of a vision-only approach has resurfaced as part of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation. In a newly released Engineering Analysis information request, the agency is […]
As part of its expanded investigation into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is once again looking at how the company markets the technology. A newly released Engineering […]
One of the longest running investigations involving Tesla’s driver assistance technology has officially come to an end. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed its four-year investigation into reports of unexpected braking […]
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has officially closed its investigation into reports of power steering failures affecting more than 376,000 Tesla vehicles. The agency concluded the issue was adequately addressed through the […]
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has taken another significant step toward preparing federal regulations for the age of autonomous vehicles, proposing to eliminate the requirement for manual brake pedals in vehicles designed […]
The fatal Tesla Model 3 crash in Katy, Texas last week has attracted a second federal investigation. On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced it had opened a safety investigation into the crash […]
Tesla has released fully unredacted Robotaxi crash narratives to U.S. regulators for the first time, revealing that its Austin autonomous fleet has so far avoided any serious at-fault crashes, that none of the incidents so […]
More than two years after opening an investigation into Lucid’s over-the-air recall fix for faulty heaters in the Lucid Air, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has officially closed the case without requiring the […]
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a formal investigation into the automated driving system (ADS) developed by Avride after a series of crashes involving its robotaxis in Texas. According to documents […]
The Tesla Model Y has become the first vehicle officially recognized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for passing the agency’s newly expanded Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) evaluations. Announced on Thursday by […]
