U.S. Escalates Tesla Autopilot Probe After 20 More Crashes Reported Since Company Installed Fix
In a Monday letter, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “several concerns” with Tesla’s remedy, including 20 additional crashes since the software update was installed in December. Investigators also noted one feature of the remedy—which allows drivers to turn Autopilot on and off with a single pull—was not enabled as a default setting in Tesla cars and “can readily be enabled and disabled by the driver.