The United States Highway Safety Administration a federal investigation began against teslaautomotive company run by Elon Muskto determine if your “full self-driving” system is defective. The legal process began after the automotive company registered four accidents in which its vehicles were involved.
In one of the accidents, a pedestrian lost his lifewhich raised the alarms of the United States highway authorities. In this way, the administration in charge of street safety will seek to evaluate whether the Tesla system is capable of detecting and responding appropriately in “low visibility“.
The United States investigates Tesla’s autonomous driving
The investigation by the US highway authorities represents a Relevant setback for Musk’s efforts to renew expectations at Tesla and position the company as a leader in autonomous driving. In recent times, the different accidents in which company cars were involved raised alarms about the autonomous driving capability of these cars.
Specifically, the United States Highway Safety Administration focused on the automotive company after it will report 4 road accidents. Even in one of them recorded the death of a pedestrian.
As detailed, all accidents under the new system of “full autonomous driving” from Tesla occurred in low visibility conditions. These are scenarios in which the cars faced fog, sun glare, or suspended dust.
In this way, the researchers will seek to elucidate whether the system has the capacity to “detect and respond appropriately to the conditions of reduced visibility on the road and, if so, the circumstances that contribute to these accidents.” The investigation covers about 2.4 million Tesla models manufactured between 2016 and 2024.
The South African tycoon will closely follow what happens with the investigation. In the past, Musk admitted that Tesla’s ability to develop self-driving technology will be “the difference between Tesla being worth a lot of money or being worth basically zero“.
The fall in Tesla shares
In the midst of attention, Tesla presented its robotaxi last Friday. Despite the expectation that Musk had generated, the automotive company’s shares plummeted 8% on the New York Stock Exchange on the day of the launch.
The tycoon anticipated the launch of the first fleet between 2026 and 2027 with a price of less than $30,000. However, the initial market reaction seems to have been negative: the futuristic design did not convince and the shares sank by almost 8% on Wall Street.
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During the day, Musk participated in the event “We, Robot”, held at the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California, where he introduced the Tesla Cybercab. This autonomous vehicle had been announced first time in 2019and represents Musk’s vision of a future where cars won’t need drivers, steering wheels, or pedals.
Elon Musk had assured that in 2019 he would have a batch of robotaxis in 2019, despite this he did not meet the announced deadlines, which caused skepticism among investors and followers. Five years later he decided to make the official presentation of the Cybercab. Despite the expectation created, the market reaction and the investigation into Tesla due to accidents in autonomous driving vehicles raise doubts about the future of the automotive company.
Source: Ambito
