The NTSB and NHTSA are investigating a fatal Tesla crash in Katy, Texas, where Michael Butler's car hit a home, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila. Avila's family has filed a negligence lawsuit against Butler and Tesla, which claims the accelerator was pressed, overriding self-driving features.
US Senators Markey and Blumenthal are calling on NHTSA to investigate Tesla's self-published crash statistics for its Full Self-Driving system, citing a Reuters report alleging exaggerated safety claims and misleading comparisons.
Waymo is recalling its autonomous driving software that allowed its vehicles to drive on flooded roads. The recall affects 3,791 vehicles that operate using Waymo's fifth and sixth generation systems. In documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Alphabet-owned company said that an unoccupied Waymo robotaxi "encountered an untraversable flooded section of […]
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Avride after identifying more than a dozen crashes and one minor injury.
Tesla is recalling its RWD Cybertruck Long Range over faulty brake rotors that could cause the wheels to fall off, as spotted earlier by MotorTrend. In a notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website, Tesla says "brake rotor stud holes may crack and allow the stud to separate from the wheel hub." The […]
