NHTSA Investigators Sent To Investigate 2 Tesla Crashes In Michigan

Fremont CA

18 March, 2021

3:37 PM

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By CBS San Francisco Staff: PALO ALTO (CBS / AP) — For the second time this week, the U.S. government's road safety agency is sending a team to investigate a Tesla crash in Michigan. This time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is sending a special crash investigation team because a Tesla using the company's Autopilot partially automated driving system crashed into a State Police cruiser with flashing lights along a freeway. It's another sign that the safety agency under President Joe Biden may be taking a stronger look at regulating driver-assist systems such as Autopilot, as well as self-driving automobiles. Previously, it had taken a hands-off approach to the new technologies, favoring voluntary safety compliance so it wouldn't interfere with the promising safety systems. Read more at CBS San Francisco