NTSB cites Tesla to make the case for stricter autonomous driving regulation

Posted on 12/03/2021 by Engadget

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on its sister agency to implement stricter regulation related to automated vehicle technology. In a letter it sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at the start o...

Tesla recalls almost 135,000 vehicles over touchscreen failures

Posted on 02/02/2021 by Engadget

Tesla is acting on the NHTSA’s pressure to recall cars over touchscreen failures, if begrudgingly. The Wall Street Journal reports the EV maker will recall just under 135,000 cars, including 2012-2018 Model S sedans and 2016-2018 Model X SUVs, over p...

NHTSA wants Tesla to recall 158,000 Tegra 3-equipped vehicles

Posted on 14/01/2021 by Engadget

Years ago, Tesla touted that the large touchscreens in its electric vehicles were powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset. However, as configured in certain cars, the infotainment setup has a known issue that causes the 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device...

NHTSA says users are to blame for reports of Teslas suddenly accelerating

Posted on 08/01/2021 by Engadget

Following a nearly year-long investigation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says Tesla vehicles don’t have a design flaw that makes them prone to sudden and unintended acceleration. The federal agency began looking into the...

Tesla will repair blank Model S and Model X touchscreens for free

Posted on 12/11/2020 by Engadget

Tesla has announced that it will address problems with touchscreen failures in certain models of Model S and Model X vehicles. The issue, which sees the vertically-mounted screen go blank, with users unable to adjust the climate controls, web browsin...

A new NHTSA tool will show you where self-driving cars are in testing

Posted on 04/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

You can now see ongoing driverless testing programs across the US, thanks to a new tool from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The agency has launched the public-facing platform as part of its Automated Vehicle Transparency...

US regulators will share automated vehicle test data with the public

Posted on 16/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a new initiative that will give you access to more information on automotive vehicle tests conducted by various companies. It’s a voluntary effort called Automated Vehicle Transp...

EPA weakens annual fuel economy standard increase to 1.5 percent

Posted on 31/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

While coverage of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate headlines, the Trump administration has quietly weakened the country's fuel economy standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental P...

NTSB criticizes Tesla Autopilot design in Model 3 crash report

Posted on 20/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published its final report on the fatal 2019 crash that involved a collision between a Tesla Model 3 and a semi-truck in Delray Beach, Florida. And while the NTSB puts blame for the accident first a...

EasyMile forced to suspend autonomous shuttle rides in 10 US states

Posted on 26/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

US vehicle safety regulators have suspended operations for autonomous shuttle company EasyMile after a passenger in Ohio was injured in a braking incident last week. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the battery...

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