The U.S. Is Formally Investigating Tesla Over Its Autopilot System

Photo caption: Tesla 2018 Model 3 sedans sitting on display outside a Tesla showroom in 2018 in Littleton, Colo. The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles. David Zalubowski/AP. Article by The Associated Press – August 16, 2021.

DETROIT — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles. The investigation covers 765,000 vehicles, almost everything that Tesla has sold in the U.S. since the start of the 2014 model year. Of […]

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