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As part of an Autopilot safety investigation, Tesla must send extensive new records to the U.S. Highway Traffic Safety Administration or face hefty fines.
If Tesla Failure to provide federal agencies with information about Autopilot, fully autonomous driving, and advanced driver assistance systems, which are sold as FSD beta options in the U.S., could result in “up to $26,315 in civil penalties per day of violation. will be punished. NHTSA said a series of related daily offenses could cost up to $131,564,183.
The agency launched an investigation into Autopilot safety in 2021 after identifying a series of crashes involving Tesla vehicles using Autopilot hitting stationary paramedics and road work vehicles.
For now, none of Tesla’s driver assistance systems are autonomous, and the company’s cars can’t function as robo-taxis like those operated by Cruise and Waymo. Instead, a Tesla car needs a driver at the wheel, ready to hold the wheel or apply the brakes at any time. Autopilot and her FSD control braking, steering and acceleration only in limited situations.
Federal motor vehicle safety officials have issued specific questions regarding which versions of Tesla software, hardware, and other components were installed in each vehicle sold, leased, or used in the U.S. between the 2014 and 2023 model years. I am looking for information. The day a Tesla car was “approved to participate in the “fully self-driving beta” program.
The company’s FSD Beta consists of internally tested but not fully debugged driver assistance features. Through the FSD Beta Program, Tesla uses customers as software and vehicle safety testers, rather than strictly relying on professional safety drivers as is the industry standard.
Tesla has previously voluntarily recalled its vehicles for issues with Autopilot and FSD betas, promising to provide over-the-air software updates to fix the issues.
A notice posted on the NHTSA website in February 2023 states that Tesla’s FSD Beta driver assistance system will prevent the driver from “going straight through an intersection or entering an intersection with a stop sign while driving in a right turn lane. Such as, there is a possibility that the vehicle will act dangerously near the intersection.” If you come to a complete stop without due caution or enter an intersection when the traffic light is yellow. ”
According to data tracked by NHTSA, 21 known crashes Tesla vehicles with its driver-assistance systems have caused more fatal accidents than any other automaker that offers similar systems.
according to another letter NHTSA, which will be announced Thursday, is also considering petitions from the public. Automotive safety researcherRonald Belt has urged authorities to reopen an earlier investigation to determine the root cause of the “unintended sudden acceleration” phenomenon reported to NHTSA.
An unintended sudden acceleration event can cause the car to unexpectedly lurch forward while the driver is parked or driving at normal speed, leading to a collision.
Lars Moravi, Tesla’s vice president of vehicle engineering, did not respond to a request for comment.
read the full letter from From NHTSA to Tesla We are demanding extensive new records.
Correction: According to NHTSA, Tesla faces “a civil penalty of up to $26,315 per violation per day” and a civil penalty of up to $131,564,183 for a series of related daily violations. A fine will be imposed. In previous versions the numbers were listed incorrectly.