The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation Friday into 11 crashes since January 2018 in which various Tesla models struck a vehicle at a first-responder scene. NHTSA said the crashes happened while using Autopilot or Traffic Aware Cruise Control features, usually at night. (The Logic)
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation Friday into 11 crashes since January 2018 in which various Tesla models struck a vehicle at a first-responder scene. NHTSA said the crashes happened while using Autopilot or Traffic Aware Cruise Control features, usually at night. (The Logic)
Talking point: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems are one of the “very high-growth” opportunities in the auto industry, BlackBerry CEO John Chen said at a conference last week. But NHTSA’s scrutiny on the technology’s safety and regulatory risks. Investigators will judge how Tesla’s Autopilot enforces driver “engagement,” an issue that fellow ADAS-maker Magna International has tried to tackle by monitoring drivers’ gaze and sending alerts. On the plus side, an April CarGurus Canada online survey of 480 drivers said 70 per cent of respondents thought driver assistance made cars safer.
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