National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Musk’s Tweet on Disabling Driver Monitoring Being Reviewed, Says NHTSA

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A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from US safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it asked Tesla for more information about the … Read more

US probing General Motors’ self-driving car over sudden stop incidents

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US authorities opened a preliminary investigation into General Motors’ Cruise autonomous driving program following sudden stop incidents, according to a notice seen Friday by AFP. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing two types of incidents that result in Cruise vehicles “becoming unexpected roadway obstacles,” said the notice. Cruise began offering first-in-the-nation commercial driverless … Read more