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Tesla Wins 1st US Suit That Blamed Its Autopilot Feature For Fatal Crash
Tesla on Tuesday won the first US trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, a major victory for the automaker as it faces several other similar lawsuits across the country.
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Tesla Reports Two New Fatal Crashes Tied to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, NHTSA Data Shows
Tesla reported two new fatal crashes involving driver assistance systems in the month ending October 15. According to data released by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the 18 fatal crashes reported since July 2021 that had to do with driver assistance systems, nearly all involved Tesla vehicles. The NHTSA uses data ...
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Tesla Reports 2 New Fatal Car Crashes Involving Driver Assistance Systems
Tesla Inc told U.S. auto safety regulators it has reports of two new crash fatalities in Model 3 cars tied to advanced driver assistance systems in the month ending October 15, data released Tuesday by the government shows.
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Tesla to Assist Police Probe Into Fatal Model Y China Crash That Killed Two After Driver Lost Control
Tesla said on Sunday that it would assist the Chinese police in the investigation of a Model Y car that was involved in an accident that caused the death of two people and injured three other persons. The incident, which allegedly took place on November 5, resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and a high school girl. Police are currently seeking ...
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Eleven More Deaths Linked to Crashes Involving Vehicles With Automated Technology, US Government Data Shows
Crashes involving vehicles that were using automated driving systems during a four-month period earlier this year led to the deaths of 11 more people, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Ten of the 11 deaths involved vehicles made by Tesla, while the 11th death involved a Ford pickup, according to the ...
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US Lawmakers Question Federal Regulator About Tesla Crashes, Safety Probes
Two US lawmakers have questioned National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about its probe into Tesla crashes involving Autopilot and advanced driver assistance systems. Meanwhile, Tesla's website claims that Autopilot enables vehicles to steer, accelerate and brake automatically and "require active driver supervision and do not make t...
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Tesla Autopilot’s Safety: A Matter of Life or Death for Regulators
NTSB, which makes recommendations but lacks enforcement powers, has previously urged regulators at the NHTSA to investigate Autopilot's limitations, potential for driver misuse and possible safety risks following a series of crashes involving the technology, some of them fatal.
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A life And Death Question For Regulators: Is Tesla's Autopilot Safe?
Since 2016, U.S. auto safety regulators have separately sent 33 special crash investigation teams to review Tesla crashes involving 11 deaths in which advanced driver assistance systems were suspected of being in use.
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Tesla Car Crash: US Identifies Company’s 12th Autopilot Accident in Incidents Involving Emergency Vehicles
US auto safety regulators said they had identified a 12th crash involving Tesla vehicles using advanced driver assistance systems in incidents involving emergency vehicles.
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Tesla’s Futuristic Door Handles Blamed for Man’s Death in the US
The futuristic door handles on Tesla's Model S are being blamed for a fatal crash in which a police officer was unable to pull a man to safety from his burning car.
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Tesla Driver in Fatal 'Autopilot' Crash Got Numerous Warnings, Finds NTSB Report
The NTSB released 500 pages of findings into the May 2016 death of Joshua Brown, a former Navy SEAL, near Williston, Florida.
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Tesla's Autopilot System Fails to Avoid Crash; US Authorities Open Probe
US witnessed what is supposedly the first death involving self-driving technology in a Tesla Model S
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Tesla Crash Could Hurt Sentiment On Driverless Cars
The death of a driver who was using Tesla Motors' semi-autonomous mode could add to the public's apprehension of driverless cars even before they reach the road in big numbers. Most major automakers and technology companies, including Google and Uber, are working on fully autonomous cars, and have worried that a highly publicized crash could hurt t...
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Tesla Driver Killed in Crash While Using Car's 'Autopilot'
His car's cameras failed to distinguish the white side of a turning tractor-trailer rig from a brightly lit sky and didn't automatically activate its brakes.
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Tesla Wins 1st US Suit That Blamed Its Autopilot Feature For Fatal Crash
Tesla on Tuesday won the first US trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, a major victory for the automaker as it faces several other similar lawsuits across the country.
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Tesla Reports Two New Fatal Crashes Tied to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, NHTSA Data Shows
Tesla reported two new fatal crashes involving driver assistance systems in the month ending October 15. According to data released by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the 18 fatal crashes reported since July 2021 that had to do with driver assistance systems, nearly all involved Tesla vehicles. The NHTSA uses data ...
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Tesla Reports 2 New Fatal Car Crashes Involving Driver Assistance Systems
Tesla Inc told U.S. auto safety regulators it has reports of two new crash fatalities in Model 3 cars tied to advanced driver assistance systems in the month ending October 15, data released Tuesday by the government shows.
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Tesla to Assist Police Probe Into Fatal Model Y China Crash That Killed Two After Driver Lost Control
Tesla said on Sunday that it would assist the Chinese police in the investigation of a Model Y car that was involved in an accident that caused the death of two people and injured three other persons. The incident, which allegedly took place on November 5, resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and a high school girl. Police are currently seeking ...
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Eleven More Deaths Linked to Crashes Involving Vehicles With Automated Technology, US Government Data Shows
Crashes involving vehicles that were using automated driving systems during a four-month period earlier this year led to the deaths of 11 more people, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Ten of the 11 deaths involved vehicles made by Tesla, while the 11th death involved a Ford pickup, according to the ...
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US Lawmakers Question Federal Regulator About Tesla Crashes, Safety Probes
Two US lawmakers have questioned National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about its probe into Tesla crashes involving Autopilot and advanced driver assistance systems. Meanwhile, Tesla's website claims that Autopilot enables vehicles to steer, accelerate and brake automatically and "require active driver supervision and do not make t...
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Tesla Autopilot’s Safety: A Matter of Life or Death for Regulators
NTSB, which makes recommendations but lacks enforcement powers, has previously urged regulators at the NHTSA to investigate Autopilot's limitations, potential for driver misuse and possible safety risks following a series of crashes involving the technology, some of them fatal.
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A life And Death Question For Regulators: Is Tesla's Autopilot Safe?
Since 2016, U.S. auto safety regulators have separately sent 33 special crash investigation teams to review Tesla crashes involving 11 deaths in which advanced driver assistance systems were suspected of being in use.
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Tesla Car Crash: US Identifies Company’s 12th Autopilot Accident in Incidents Involving Emergency Vehicles
US auto safety regulators said they had identified a 12th crash involving Tesla vehicles using advanced driver assistance systems in incidents involving emergency vehicles.
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Tesla’s Futuristic Door Handles Blamed for Man’s Death in the US
The futuristic door handles on Tesla's Model S are being blamed for a fatal crash in which a police officer was unable to pull a man to safety from his burning car.
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Tesla Driver in Fatal 'Autopilot' Crash Got Numerous Warnings, Finds NTSB Report
The NTSB released 500 pages of findings into the May 2016 death of Joshua Brown, a former Navy SEAL, near Williston, Florida.
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Tesla's Autopilot System Fails to Avoid Crash; US Authorities Open Probe
US witnessed what is supposedly the first death involving self-driving technology in a Tesla Model S
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Tesla Crash Could Hurt Sentiment On Driverless Cars
The death of a driver who was using Tesla Motors' semi-autonomous mode could add to the public's apprehension of driverless cars even before they reach the road in big numbers. Most major automakers and technology companies, including Google and Uber, are working on fully autonomous cars, and have worried that a highly publicized crash could hurt t...
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Tesla Driver Killed in Crash While Using Car's 'Autopilot'
His car's cameras failed to distinguish the white side of a turning tractor-trailer rig from a brightly lit sky and didn't automatically activate its brakes.
