Tesla Motors Inc. in New York, equipped with topilot hardware and software. The driver in the Model S vehicle is a hands-free ride.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating a “violent” crash involving a Tesla sedan and tractor trailer in Detroit last weekend. Investigators have not yet said whether Tesla’s op Topilot, FSD or FSD could contribute to the beta crash.
“The NHTSA is aware of the March 11 violent crash with a Tesla and tractor trailer in Detroit. We have launched a Special Crash Investigation Team to investigate the crash,” the NHTSA said in a statement Monday. Reuters had previously reported the investigation.
The Detroit Police Department said in an email that the Tesla, driven by an “unidentified male driver,” hit a half-truck and “got trapped in the bottom of the trailer.” The condition of the passengers in the car is critical and the circumstances of the accident are still under investigation.
NHTSA Tezla had earlier launched an investigation into more than a dozen crashes that were believed to be involved in advanced driver assistance systems.
These systems include Tesla’s standard op topilot package, and a more advanced option is marketed as full self-driving, which sells for આજે 10,000 today. The company’s op topilot and full self-driving (or FSD) technology does not make Tesla vehicles safe for operation without a driver on the wheel. Some customers who purchase the FSD option also get access to the “beta” version to try out the latest features added to the system before all errors are completed.
Investigators have not yet said whether any of these systems were used during the March 11 crash in Detroit. However, Tesla vehicles with op topilots have collided with stationary objects and large vehicles including tractor trailers and fire trucks on several occasions.
Jeremy Barren Banner, 50, of Lake Worth, Florida, died on March 1, 2019 in Florida when he collided with a Model 3cm-trailer on his Model Topilot, resulting in the roof of his car being cut. It passed down.
Tesla’s op topilot system, while it has changed significantly over the years, has been the subject of regulatory scrutiny since 2016, when an owner named Joshua Brown died while driving his Tesla Model S around Gainesville, Florida with a Flor topilot. The vehicle also collided with the tractor’s trailer.
Another federal vehicle safety inspection that makes recommendations to the NHTSA, the National Transportation Safety Board, has recently called for clearer and stricter rules for automated driving systems at the federal level. The board has pointed to Tesla’s approach to automatic driving systems as one of the reasons why strong safety requirements and clear regulation are required.
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