After Transport Canada said it was gathering information on complaints about Tesla heat pump failures, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the U.S. now says it is similarly doing the same, reports Reuters. The NHTSA said it was in discussions with Tesla and “is aware of the issue and is continuing to gather […]
Tesla has issued a recall for over 475,000 vehicles, specifically its Model 3 and Model S electric vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (via Automotive News). Approximately 356,309 Model 3 vehicles produced from 2017-2020 are being recalled by Tesla to fix rearview camera issues. “The rearview camera cable harness may be damaged […]
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday announced a formal safety investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles over the automaker’s ‘Passenger Play’ feature, which allows select games to be played on the front center console touchscreen — reports Reuters. While the functionality does allow games to be played when the car is in […]
The U.S. safety regulator, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, says it is “aware” of the ability of some Tesla games that can be played while the car is driving. “We are aware of driver concerns and are discussing the feature with the manufacturer,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement to […]
Tesla issued a ‘recall’ for 12,000 vehicles sold as early as 2017 due to an error in software communication that causes false forward-collision warnings (FCW) and automatic emergency braking (AEB), according to Reuters. The announcement, as shared by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday, will affect a total of 11,704 Tesla Model […]
Tesla was set to respond to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) probe by last Friday, either requesting an extension or completing the questions in the agency’s 11-page letter – and a new report shows that the company has now partially responded to the investigation. On Friday, Tesla submitted a partial response to the […]
In a YouTube video published earlier this week, automotive expert and outspoken Tesla proponent Sandy Munro slammed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for its recent probe into Tesla over a series of Autopilot crashes with parked first responders. Munro also spoke his mind about recently appointed senior NHTSA safety advisor Missy Cummings’ documented bias against […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) appointed a new adviser this week, and some Tesla fans are pointing out how the decision may be a conflict of interest that could be detrimental to Tesla. The White House on Tuesday selected Duke University Professor Missy Cummings as a new senior adviser to the NHTSA, according […]
Tesla has to respond to the U.S. safety regulator by October 22 over a probe into series of Autopilot-engaged first responder crashes – and the regulator says Tesla can’t just update its vehicles’ software. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a letter to Tesla saying the company must recall vehicles if […]
A federal agency has rejected a 2019 petition over non-crash-related Tesla fires, which the automaker later released an update to fix, as shown on Monday in a filing. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) declined a petition to open a formal investigation into non-crash-related fires in China, according to a Reuters report syndicated on […]
After Tesla pressed a U.S. court to reinstate previous high emissions penalties in March, the company is doing it again – this time following similar plans. Tesla has asked President Biden’s administration, as well as a U.S. appeals court, to increase penalties for vehicle manufacturers that don’t meet fuel emissions standards, according to Reuters. A […]
The federal safety regulator in the U.S. has requested help from 12 other automobile manufacturers as it investigates Tesla crashes with emergency responder vehicles involving Autopilot. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it sent letters to 12 companies including Volkswagen, Toyota, General Motors (GM) and Ford as it works on a […]
Following the Trump administration’s removal of high emissions penalties put in place by the Obama administration, Tesla is calling on a U.S. appeals court to reinstate the regulation, which would more than double penalties for auto manufacturers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements, according to Reuters. On January 14, before President Joe Biden took office, […]
Image via Fox 2 Detroit Last Thursday a Tesla crashed into a semi-truck’s trailer in Detroit, Michigan, sending a driver and passenger of the electric vehicle to hospital with injuries. The Tesla crashed into the side of the trailer at about 3:20am at Waterman and Fort Street, wedging the vehicle underneath the trailer, and sending […]
In a letter addressed to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officially took notice of how autonomous driving technology is currently being tested, and lobbied for changes in regulation thereof — reports CNBC. The letter, which name-drops Tesla 16 times, details how essentially unfinished driver-less tech like Tesla’s Full […]
