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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) has linked 392 crashes to self-driving and driver assistance systems in 10 months and about 70 percent of those were Elon Musk-owned Tesla vehicles, media reports say.The US NHTSA released data on 10 months of crashes between July 1, 2021 to May 15, 2022, involving cars with automated components.The report mentioned that out of 392 crashes, 273 were Tesla vehicles using Autopilot or the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. Honda cars were tied to 90 incidents, while…

The NTSB released this image of a 2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor electric car that was involved in a fatal accident near Miami that killed two people on Sept. 13, 2021.NTSBTesla vehicles have accounted for nearly 70% of reported crashes involving advanced driver-assist systems since last June, according to federal figures released Wednesday. But officials warned the data is incomplete and isn't meant to indicate which carmaker's systems might be safest.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its first batch of data for semi-autonomous driving technology. As The New York Times explains, the agency linked 392 crashes to self-driving and driver assistance systems in the 10 months between July 1st, 2021 and May 15th, 2022. About 70 percent of those, 273, were Tesla vehicles using Autopilot or the Full Self-Driving beta. Honda cars were tied to 90 incidents, while Subaru models were involved in 10. Other makes, including Ford, GM, VW and Toyota, had…

Tesla has topped the list of most crashes on advanced driver-assist (ADAS) features – Autopilot in Tesla’s case – in NHTSA’s first report on “Safety Performance of Advanced Vehicle Technologies.” Dr. Steven Cliff, NHTSA’s Administrator, commented on the report: The data released today are part of our commitment to transparency, accountability and public safety. New vehicle technologies have the potential to help prevent crashes, reduce crash severity and save lives, and the Department is interested in fostering…

After discovering fresh incidences of Tesla's Autopilot advanced driver assistance system colliding with parked first-responder vehicles, US federal safety officials have "upgraded" their probe.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a notice on Thursday that it was expanding its preliminary evaluation of Tesla Autopilot systems to an engineering analysis, reports TechCrunch. This means that NHTSA will extend its existing crash analysis, evaluate additional data sets and perform vehicle…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was upgrading its probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot, a required step before it could seek a recall. A Reuters report noted the auto safety agency last August opened a preliminary evaluation to assess the performance of the system in 765,000 vehicles after about a dozen crashes in which Tesla vehicles…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has deepened (PDF) its investigation into a series of Tesla crashes involving first responders to an engineering analysis. As The Washington Post explains, that's the last stage of an investigation, and the agency typically decides within a year if a vehicle should be recalled or if the probe should be closed. In addition to upgrading the probe's status, the investigation now covers 830,000 units, or almost all the Tesla Model Y, Model X, Model S and Model 3…

Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled after the US elevated its investigation into a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it is upgrading the Tesla probe to an engineering analysis, another sign of increased scrutiny of the electric vehicle maker and automated systems that perform at least some driving tasks. Documents posted by the agency raise some serious issues about…

NHTSA announced today that its investigation into Tesla Autopilot has been upgraded to a step closer to a possible recall. Last year, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is launching an investigation into Tesla Autopilot after identifying 11 crashes involving first responder vehicles. Today, NHTSA announced that it is upgrading the investigation to an Engineering Analysis (EA): PE21-020 is upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA) to extend the existing crash analysis,…

U.S. auto-safety regulators have escalated an investigation into Tesla Inc.’s TSLA 2.53% Autopilot, after identifying new crashes that occurred with first-responder vehicles at emergency scenes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a notice published Thursday that it was expanding a probe begun last August into a series of crashes in which Tesla vehicles struck stopped emergency vehicles. The agency…