US Safety Regulators Investigate Tesla's Full Self-Driving Technology After 58 Traffic Violation Incidents
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Summary
Federal auto safety regulators have opened a new investigation into Tesla's full self-driving technology after 58 incident reports where Tesla vehicles violated traffic safety laws, including running red lights and driving on the wrong side of the road, sometimes resulting in crashes and injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration probe covers 2,882,566 vehicles equipped with the technology, with many drivers reporting no warnings about the unexpected behavior.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving mode
In reports to regulators, many of the Tesla drivers said the cars gave them no warning about the unexpected behavior
The probe covers 2,882,566 vehicles, essentially all Teslas equipped with full self-driving technology
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