US expresses ‘real concern’ to Tesla
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday there are concerns about the interaction between Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s advanced driver assistance system Autopilot and drivers that is the subject of an ongoing government investigation.
Since August 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating a series of Tesla crashes involving Autopilot and with parked emergency vehicles and whether Tesla vehicles adequately ensure drivers are paying attention.
There is a real concern that’s not limited to the technology itself but the interaction between the technology and the driver,” Buttigieg told reporters when asked about the Tesla Autopilot probe.