The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is aware of 11 crashes since 2018 when Tesla vehicles operating under Autopilot control have hit emergency vehicles.
The automaker has told owners of the 51,000 vehicles, from the 2017 to 2019 model years, to take precautions until defects are remedied.
The automaker has told owners of the 51,000 vehicles, from the 2017 to 2019 model years, to take precautions until defects are remedied.
La familia Maldonado, de California, perdió a su hijo adolescente cuando un auto de Tesla chocó con su camioneta. Los Maldonado alegan que la función Autopilot tiene parte de responsabilidad por el siniestro.
A California family that lost a 15-year-old boy when a Tesla hit its pickup truck is suing the company, claiming its Autopilot system was partly responsible.
Federal safety regulators told automakers to provide more information about accidents involving cars and trucks with automation technology.
“No one was driving the vehicle” when the car crashed and burst into flames, killing two men, a constable said.
Federal regulators are investigating 23 recent accidents in which drivers were, or may have been, using the automatic steering and braking system.
