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The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into driver assistance systems offered by Tesla, Elon Musk’s group confirmed on the stock market on Tuesday.
“The company has received requests from the ministry for documents related to Tesla’s autopilot and FSD tools.” It helps with tasks such as changing lanes on the highway, identifying parking or stop signs, he writes. The group does not disclose what the appeals are specifically about. But according to media reports, the ministry is reviewing the extent of Tesla’s statements the capabilities of its driver assistance systems can give drivers a false sense of security.
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The company’s marketing is regularly questioned by the authorities. The group officially states on its website that the Autopilot and Fully Autonomous Driving Capabilities (FSD capabilities) options “e.g. can be used by an alert driver with his hands on the wheel and ready to regain control of his vehicle at any time”. But the company and its leader also regularly highlights the progress made by the software.
In October 2021, the head of the American agency responsible for the investigation of transport accidents (NTSB), Jennifer Homendy, was reprimanded. the use of the term “fully autonomous driving” as “misleading”. In an interview with CNBC. The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) accused the group in a complaint filed in the summer of 2022. an advertising language that gives these systems more performance than they actually have.
According to Bloomberg, the US Financial Markets Authority has opened an investigation for similar reasons. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating the American manufacturer’s driver assistance systems involved in several incidents.
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“According to our knowledge, no government agency has made a decisionas part of an ongoing investigation, that any illegality has been committed“, Tesla notes in a stock filing on Tuesday.
“The company has received requests from the ministry for documents related to Tesla’s autopilot and FSD tools.” It helps with tasks such as changing lanes on the highway, identifying parking or stop signs, he writes. The group does not disclose what the appeals are specifically about. But according to media reports, the ministry is investigating the extent to which Tesla’s announcements about the capabilities of its driver assistance systems could lull drivers into a false sense of security. Complaint against Tesla accused of lying about autonomous driving features The company’s marketing is regularly questioned by authorities. The group officially states on its website that the Autopilot and Fully Autonomous Driving (FSD capabilities) options are “intended for use by the conscious driver with their hands on the wheel and ready to regain control of their vehicle. at any time”. But the company and its boss regularly emphasize the progress made by the software. Jennifer Homendy, the head of the US agency responsible for the investigation of transportation accidents (NTSB), in an interview with the CNBC channel in October 2021, called the phrase “fully autonomous driving” as “misleading” California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) criticized the group in a complaint filed in the summer of 2022 for advertising language that gave the systems greater performance than they actually had. According to Bloomberg, the US Financial Markets Authority did the same for similar reasons has opened an investigation. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating the American manufacturer’s driver assistance systems involved in several incidents. Also read | Tesla’s Controversial Choice: “To our knowledge, no government agency has found any wrongdoing as a result of the ongoing investigation about what happened not concluded,” Tesla said in a stock filing Tuesday.
