Federal transportation agency finds Tesla’s claims about feature don’t match their findings and opens second investigationUS auto-safety regulators said on Friday that their investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot had identified at least 13 fatal crashes in which the feature had been involved. The investigation also found the electric carmaker’s claims did not match up with reality.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) disclosed on Friday that during its three-year Autopilot...
A 56-year-old Tesla Model S driver said he was using Autopilot when he hit and killed someone on a motorcycle last week about 15 miles outside Seattle.The Washington State Patrol's affidavit said the driver was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide "based on the admitted inattention to driving," while on Autopilot mode and using a cell phone while driving, according to a CNBC report. The department did not respond to Business Insider's request for records.The driver told a Washington State...
SEATTLE >> A Tesla that may have been operating on the company’s Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road.
Occurring in a suburban area northeast of the city, the incident has sparked concerns about the efficacy of Tesla's recent recall to ensure driver attention while using Autopilot.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a long-standing investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system after reviewing hundreds of crashes involving its misuse, including 13 that were fatal and “many more involving serious injuries.” At the same time, NHTSA is opening a new investigation to evaluate whether the Autopilot recall fix that Tesla implemented […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The 11th District Court of Appeals Monday denied an appeal by a Warren man convicted of killing a Cleveland woman in a head-on crash in Portage County.
A “no bill” was returned in the case against Daniel Villio in Trumbull County, meaning he no longer faces charges in the case.
Joseph Yuran was back in a packed Trumbull County courtroom on Tuesday to learn his sentence.
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Pharr police provided an update on a fatal crash involving a child who was riding a bicycle. At 7:30 p.m. April 26, Pharr police responded to a call at the 700 block of E. Eller Street regarding an auto-pedestrian accident involving a young boy on a bicycle. According to police, an []
NHTSA Probes Tesla Autopilot Again After 20 Crashes Since Update Remedy The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Tesla's Autopilot (again) to determine if the over-the-air update to the automated driving system was enough to keep drivers on the road. The new probe comes after the NHTSA closed a multi-year investigation into Autopilot. The prior report found evidence that "Tesla's weak driver engagement system was not appropriate for Autopilot's...
Jeffrey Nissen was killed in a crash with a Tesla on Friday. The driver says he was on the company's autopilot system when the crash happened.
The defense team representing the driver charged in connection with the deadly crash into the Apple Store claims that faulty artificial intelligence technology caused that crash.