The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it opened an investigation into nearly 2.9 million Tesla vehicles after reports of traffic safety violations related to the electric car maker’s fully autonomous driving system, according to a document posted on the government regulator’s website.
The investigation by the agency’s Office of Defect Investigation involves Tesla vehicles equipped with “FSD (Supervised)” and “FSD (Beta)” versions of the company’s self-driving systems. Both require “a driver fully attentive and engaged at all times in the driving task,” NHTSA said in a document filed as part of the investigation.
Reports of traffic violations include vehicles operating with FSD crossing red traffic lights and initiating lane changes into oncoming traffic.
NHTSA has received reports of 58 safety violations related to Tesla vehicles with FSD. These incidents include more than a dozen accidents and fires, as well as 23 injuries, according to the agency.
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