The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated a new special crash investigation into a fatal accident involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3 in California. The crashed killed the 17-year-old driver of the other car and caused injuries that later claimed the life of a three-month-old baby riding in the Tesla.
A Tesla vehicle driven by an 18-year-old teen with its “Autopilot” engaged crashed into a stationary truck providing construction lane control on a Pennsylvania highway, intensifying scrutiny on Elon Musk’s driver assistance system.
A Tesla car crashed into a fire truck blocking traffic as a car was towed on Interstate 680 in Contra Costa County, California, on Saturday. The driver of the Tesla was killed in the crash and a passenger was taken to the hospital. Although it isn’t yet known if the Tesla had Elon Musk’s “Autopilot” engaged, there have been multiple accidents involving a Tesla with Autopilot engaged hitting fire trucks and other safety vehicles that are stopped on the road.
The Department of Justice is seeking documents related to the self-driving feature in Tesla cars, the electric automaker revealed in filings today.
German police have accused a Tesla driver of putting his electric car into “autopilot” mode and going to sleep behind the wheel, resulting in a 15-minute police chase.
The safety of Tesla’s “Autopilot” is being questioned after it was involved in a third fatal motorcycle crash that made a disturbing trend in accidents clear. The three fatal crashes occurred in a 51-day span, and all involve a Tesla driver striking a motorcycle in the early morning hours with Autopilot active, according to a report by CNN.
Self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk is reportedly demanding that an advocacy group remove videos of the company’s vehicles striking child-size mannequins, claiming the footage is defamatory and misrepresents Tesla’s Autopilot system.
A federal probe of Tesla’s Autopilot function has escalated, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) now investigating if the Autopilot feature is potentially defective. The agency is studying data on 200 Tesla crashes, stating that “On average in these crashes, Autopilot aborted vehicle control less than one second prior to the first impact.”
A recent viral video appears to show someone using their Tesla’s “Smart Summon: autopilot feature to call the car to them — only for the vehicle to crash into a multimillion-dollar jet parked on an airport tarmac.
Elon Musk’s Tesla reportedly fired an employee after he posted an honest review of the company’s Full Self-Driving software on his YouTube channel.
For the first time ever, California prosecutors have filed felony charges against a driver who caused a crash that killed two people in 2019 while using Tesla’s “Autopilot” feature.
A Tesla car left on autopilot struck a Lansing, Michigan trooper’s patrol car early Wednesday morning.
Police say a Tesla ran a red light in downtown Salt Lake City recently resulting in a fiery crash that critically injured three individuals. Authorities have not determined if Elon Musk’s “Autopilot” was involved in the crash.
Tesla, as well as Elon Musk’s “Autopilot” feature, will be investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after a 2018 Tesla Model 3 rear-ended a police car earlier this month in Connecticut, the twelfth recent Autopilot-related crash investigated by the agency.
A Tesla vehicle on autopilot reportedly hit a state police cruiser on the highway in Connecticut over the weekend, according to authorities.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that Tesla’s Autopilot feature played a major factor in a Model S car crash in 2018 in which the Tesla, with autopilot engaged, crashed into a stationary fire truck.
A recent report alleges that a Tesla vehicle burst into flames after colliding with a tow truck in Moscow, Russia. Reports indicate that the driver had the Tesla Model 3’s autopilot engaged.
Shares of Elon Musk’s Tesla plummeted last week following a fatal car crash involving the company’s autopilot system.
A new analysis of data from crashes involving Tesla vehicles has reportedly refuted claims previously made by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about the safety of Elon Musk’s electric vehicles. The Analysis finds that rather than the Tesla autopilot feature reducing airbag deployments by 40 percent as the government claims, it actually resulted in nearly a 60 percent increase in airbag deployments.
Following yet another crash related to Tesla’s autopilot feature, Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer has claimed that the driver’s use of autopilot was “contrary to proper use.”
A drunk driver recently slept behind the wheel of his Tesla Model S traveling 70 miles per hour on the highway, forcing police to use innovative tactics to stop the car.
Californians now oppose self-driving cars on local roads by almost a three-to-one margin, according to a new poll.
A Tesla Model S sedan in self-driving mode veered into a parked police SUV in Laguna Beach, California, on Tuesday.
A Tesla car crashed into a stationary police vehicle while on autopilot mode, Tuesday.
Tesla has settled a class action lawsuit over the company’s autopilot system for its Model S and Model X cars, which was accused of being “dangerous.”
73 percent of American drivers, up 10 percent from last year, are “scared” to use driverless vehicles, according to a survey from the American Automobile Association.
A Tesla spokesperson said the company was “very sorry for the family’s loss” but maintained that Walter Huang himself was at fault in his death.
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into a recent fatal Tesla crash in Mountain View, California.
With Elon Musk tweeting that ‘Tesla Semi’ all-electric big-rig tractors will debut in September, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s members that make up to $1,200 a day, face their first existential threat after dominating West Coast ports for 80-years.
The Tesla Model 3 sedan is on track to introduce the world’s top safety features — if the company doesn’t collapse financially before many of the cars reach the market.
A recently released video shows a Tesla Model S car colliding with a barrier on a highway near Dallas, Texas. The driver blamed Tesla’s autopilot feature for the collision.
California Department of Motor Vehicles formally issued draft regulation demanding Tesla Motors Inc. to cease and desist from using the terms “self-driving,” “automated” or “auto-pilot” in advertising, unless vehicles are capable of driving themselves without any human back-up.
Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA:NYSE) will release its second quarter 2016 results on August 3, with the company still losing gobs of cash, stock down 12 percent in the last 12 months, the hands-free autopilot suffering three product failure crashes, and the SEC looking into the company regarding accounting violations prior to the autopilot allegedly killing a driver.
Not satisfied with just losing gobs of money on each car that Tesla builds, CEO Elon Musk just revealed his “Master Plan” to “try to take over the world” — a plan that seemed so farfetched, the stock crashed by 3.5 percent
The first reported death of a driver using Tesla’s self-driving technology has caused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to open an investigation into the beta technology Tesla rushed to market. Other companies including Toyota, Nissan, BMW, and Google
After a Tesla Model S with its semi-autonomous autopilot on crashed into a tractor trailer last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) Office of Defects initiated a formal “review.” The NHTSA has opened a preliminary evaluation into a
Tesla Motors stock jumped by $5 at the opening on January 11 in response to an update to its hands-free operation, but then ethical concerns that drivers would do crazy things caused a $10 plunge. In October, Tesla October released
A new video published on YouTube shows a Seattle Uber driver saved from a crash by his Tesla’s autopilot system.
