The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability in light of four crashes. The collisions occurred under reduced visibility conditions, with either the beta or supervised versions of FSD activated.
A Model Y struck and killed a person in Arizona in November 2023, according to TechCrunch. One of the other three crashes, which took place between March and May of this year and featured Model 3 EVs, resulted in an injury.
The NHTSA claims that factors such as sun glare, fog, and airborne dust reduced vision in these events.
The agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is investigating FSD’s capability to “detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions.” It will also look to see whether there have been any previous crashes in comparable conditions with FSD enabled.
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The ODI will also probe any changes by Tesla to the system “that may affect the performance of FSD in reduced roadway visibility conditions. In particular, this review will assess the timing, purpose, and capabilities of any such updates, as well as Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact.”
In April, the NHTSA concluded an investigation into hundreds of crashes in which Tesla’s Autopilot technology was enabled. It stated that 13 of the crashes were fatal.
The agency found that, in some crashes, the drivers “were not sufficiently engaged” and that “the warnings provided by Autopilot when Autosteer was engaged did not adequately ensure that drivers maintained their attention on the driving task.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced last week that the Model 3 and Model Y SUVs will be allowed to operate autonomously in California and Texas beginning next year.
At the same event, Musk presented the Cybercab, a two-seater robocab with no steering wheel or pedals that the company plans to begin building in 2027.
Tesla has no public relations department that may be contacted for comment on this issue.
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