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Title: Feds investigate Tesla over inaccurate autopilot and FSD crash reports

Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:58:37 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/f...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) just announced an
investigation into Tesla regarding its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD)
systems, according to a report by Electrek. The road safety regulator says
the probe involves inconsistencies with how the company reports crashes
regarding the aforementioned systems.

The NHTSA requires automakers to report crashes involving autonomous and
driver assistance systems within five days of being notified of them. The
agency claims that Tesla has sometimes waited months to report these crashes.
It's worth remembering that the company's vehicles are outfitted with
technology that automatically records and sends out data regarding a
collision within minutes of an accident.

Tesla has acknowledged the issue but says this is all due to an error in its
systems, which has since been fixed. However, the agency will continue the
investigation, citing that it will "assess whether any reports of prior
incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted
include all of the required and available data."

The NHTSA has good reason to not accept Tesla's explanation at face value. It
currently has other open investigations into the company. There's one
involving its remote parking feature that has allegedly caused a number of
crashes and another looking into the efficacy of a recent software fix that
followed a massive recall.

NHTSA

Tesla also recently lost a wrongful death case involving an Autopilot crash
in which it was revealed in testimony that the company lied and misled police
and plaintiffs to hide pertinent data. The company leads other auto
manufacturers by a country mile when it comes to crashes involving driver
assistance systems. Tesla vehicles were involved in the vast majority of
total incidents reported to the NHTSA from 2021 to 2024. That translates to
over 2,300 crashes, compared to 55 for second-place GM.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/f...
inaccurate-autopilot-and-fsd-crash-reports-175837772.html?src=rss

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