The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contacted Tesla the day after Sunday’s Robotaxi launch, after online videos showed that the company’s self-driving cars were unstable and could violate traffic laws.
Launch, mainly Restricted invited Tesla investors, analysts and influential peoplelet the public give their first introduction to Tesla’s Robotaxi Technology, a “unsupervised” version of its already-obtained autonomous driving (supervised) technology.
Tesla revealed the company’s network library and larger robots for the first time in a splash event last October at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California. But the launch in Austin on Sunday was the biggest development in nearly a year (assumingly ten yearsTesla CEO Elon Musk Despite internal warnings Claiming that CyberCab may never be profitable.
The event received positive reviews from some Tesla analysts, including Dan Ives of Wedbush.
“Being involved, we expect to impress it, but to get rid of it, just say that this is the future,” he wrote in a note.
Still, despite the “safety monitor” in front seats, videos taken by attendees on Sunday showed Tesla’s vehicles moving, in some cases violating traffic laws and safe traffic measures.
one video Photographed by Tesla investor Rob Maurer, a vehicle hesitantly traveling at the intersection enters a lane designed to travel in the opposite direction. The car then crossed the double yellow line before entering the left turn lane and seemed to break traffic laws. Tweets can be heard in the video.
In another video Posted arrive Youtube Author Ed Niedermeyer Ludicrous: The little-known story of Tesla carsafter a robot “brakes”, it stopped the police car that was not on its direct road.
“The fact that it’s almost twice stopped on public roads is totally unsafe,” Niedermeyer wrote in the video description.
Federal agencies confirmed that these incidents, along with other incidents posted on social media, led to NHTSA contacting Tesla on Monday.
“NHTSA is aware of the reference incident and contacts manufacturers to collect additional information. NHTSA will continue to enforce the law against all motor vehicle and equipment manufacturers under the Automotive Safety Act and our data-driven, risk-based investigation procedures,” the agency wrote in an agency’s statement. wealth.
The agency clarified that it did not “pre-support new technology or vehicle systems” but instead demonstrated that the vehicle complies with its safety standards and followed possible safety defect incidents.
“After an evaluation of these reports and other relevant information, the NHTSA will take any necessary measures to protect road safety,” the agency wrote.
NHTSA conducted a separate existing survey Open Use complete autonomous driving (supervised) technology to involve a Tesla vehicle crash.
Tesla did not respond immediately wealthMake a request for comment. Tesla has not publicly responded to Sunday’s incident, but ahead of its release, Tesla answered NHTSA’s questions about its Robotaxi plan, Report Electricity transport and sustainable energy export electrek. According to media reports, the company has reportedly asked NHTSA to keep it confidential.
Jason Turchin, a Florida-based product liability attorney, said NHTSA’s latest announcement about Tesla does not mean it has launched an investigation. Nevertheless, you should remain vigilant after the incident. If the issue escalates further, NHTSA has broad powers to recall or fine companies, Turchin said.
He told him: “It sounds like they’re in stages right now, like, ‘We’re looking at you. We know this potential and we need to make sure that’s not the case. wealth.
Turchin said he hopes the NHTSA and the federal government take advantage of the recent Tesla incident, as well as the overall increase in self-driving cars, to develop regulations that deal with their production and use.
Even though Toyota Now, the global management partner of advanced technology and mobility at consulting agency HTEC said that NHTSA’s promotion of Tesla could be a positive development.
“There are regulators like NHTSA to ensure standardization and best practices are adopted throughout the industry, so their involvement can be a positive signal, especially if it’s just a positive comment,” Melrose told wealth.
