Tesla faces investigation for traffic violations for full self-driving

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into more than 2.8 million Tesla vehicles equipped with the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. like I mentioned it earlier before Reutersthe investigation He will investigate traffic violations that occur with FSD, including driving through red lights and hitchhiking Wrong way down the street.

NHTSA’s Office of Defect Investigation is looking into 58 traffic safety incidents involving FSD, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries. In some cases, a Tesla failed to stop, or did not remain stopped, at a red light with FSD engaged, while other instances involved Teslas with FSD entering the opposite lane of traffic during or after a turn, or attempting to “turn onto a road in the wrong direction despite the wrong road signs.”

For this latest investigation, NHTSA will focus on red light and wrong way violations, but will also review accidents that occur at railroad crossings. NBC highlighted this issue In a report released last month, it revealed several incidents in which FSD-equipped Tesla cars failed to stop at railway crossings as a train approached.

News of the investigation comes at a critical time for Tesla, which is trying to convince local regulators to allow Its own robotaxi service. The company currently operates a bus transportation service with safety monitoring devices in the vehicle San Francisco and Austin – Although Elon Musk said he wants to expand on that “50 percent” from the United States By the end of the year.