On April 15, 2024, a Tesla car was parked in the parking lot of a Tesla dealership in Austin, Texas.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Oppress Tesla Get answers about changes the company made to its Autopilot driver-assistance system after a December voluntary software recall affected about 2 million vehicles in the U.S.
Tesla must provide information to regulators by a July 1 deadline or face fines of up to $135.8 million, a letter said transmit NHTSA issued a notice to the company on May 6.
The recall is aimed at improving Tesla’s driver engagement system, which monitors whether drivers are safely using features such as traffic-aware cruise control, lane maintenance and automatic steering (part of Autopilot). It is said that since the recall, at least 20 Tesla vehicles have been involved in accidents suspected of using the system. a filing On the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website.
The Recall Remedy investigation follows a three-year investigation by the agency that found safety issues with Tesla Autopilot led to at least 467 crashes and accidents from January 2018 to August 2023. 14 people died.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have come to a conclusion The drivers involved in these crashes “were not fully engaged in the task of driving, and the warnings issued by Autopilot when the Autopilot feature was engaged did not adequately ensure that the driver was paying attention to the task of driving.”
The driver engagement system (sometimes called the driver monitoring system) in Tesla vehicles includes a torque sensor on the steering wheel that detects whether the driver has their hands on the wheel, and a vehicle that monitors the driver’s gaze. Internal camera. They should alert any inattentive driver and be ready to swerve or brake at any time.
NHTSA is seeking detailed crash data from the electric car maker since the agency issued an Autopilot recall update, including data and footage stored in or transmitted from the cars and retained by the company.
They also requested records about Tesla’s engineering team and its “security defect determination decisions,” “issue investigation,” “action design including human factors considerations (initial and modified)” and “testing” methods.
Tesla is undergoing a massive restructuring and massive layoffs. The company has not disclosed how many positions may be cut from its Autopilot and Vehicle Safety engineering teams.
For about a decade, CEO Musk has promised that Tesla is on the cusp of a self-driving breakthrough. As sales of Tesla’s electric cars fall in the first quarter, Musk has been focusing investors’ attention on his dream of a future filled with Tesla’s artificial intelligence products, including robot taxis and robots that can work in factories. Sentient humanoid robot.
Tesla Shares fell 3.8% to $177.81 on Tuesday and are down 28% year to date.
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