Liability, Safety and Infrastructure Concerns Slow Development of Self-Driving Cars November 5, 2020 By Will Kaufman Tesla recently made headlines with the beta launch of its Full Self-Driving system. That system comes with a disclaimer saying,...
South Korea Investigates Suspected Safety Issues with Tesla Vehicles July 29, 2020 South Korea said it is investigating suspected safety issues with vehicles made by U.S. automaker Tesla Inc, which is competing...
Profit-Driven Automakers Race to Next Level of Not Quite Self-Driving Cars July 15, 2020 By Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but no safety or performance...
Tesla, Drivers, Regulators All to Blame for Fatal Crash, Says Safety Board March 23, 2020 By Tom Krisher The National Transportation Safety Board says two drivers, Tesla and lax regulation of new partially automated driving systems are to...
Safety Board Hits Tesla Autopilot Design, Regulator’s ‘Misguided’ Approach February 26, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday sharply criticized Tesla Inc.’s lack of system safeguards in a fatal 2018 Autopilot...
Safety Board to Report on Tesla Autopilot Crash, Issue Safety Recommendations February 24, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to establish the probable cause of a fatal...
Safety Probe Finds Tesla Driver Killed in Crash Reported Prior Autopilot Problems February 12, 2020 By David Shepardson A Tesla driver killed in a March 2018 crash in California while using the Autopilot driver-assistance system had reported that...
U.S. Safety Agency Opens Probe into Deadly Tesla Crash in Indiana January 9, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is launching an investigation into the Dec. 29 crash of...
Federal Safety Agency Starts 12th Probe Into Tesla Crashes December 16, 2019 By David Shepardson The U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it will investigate a 12th Tesla crash that may be tied to...
Automated Driver Assist Cars Still a Work in Progress September 9, 2019 By Alan Levin and Ryan Beene To the human driver, it would have been an obvious obstacle: a police car and fire truck, emergency lights blazing,...