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NHTSA Opens Broad Probe Into Tesla FSD After Reports of Red-Light Runs and Wrong-Way Moves

Regulators will examine driver warning time to intervene, with outcomes that could include a recall.

A Tesla Model 3 vehicle drives using FSD (Full Self-Driving) in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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A Tesla car with California Clean Air Vehicle decals drives in the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane on Interstate 80 on September 30, 2025 in Berkeley, California.
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Overview

  • Federal investigators opened a preliminary evaluation covering about 2.88 million Teslas using FSD (Supervised) and FSD (Beta), which are Level 2 systems requiring continuous driver supervision.
  • NHTSA linked 58 incidents to FSD behavior, including 14 crashes or fires and 23 injuries, with six reports of vehicles entering intersections against red lights and crashing.
  • Complaints describe FSD commanding lane changes into opposing traffic, crossing double-yellow lines, misusing turn-only or through lanes, and turning the wrong way despite signage.
  • The inquiry will assess how the software detects and responds to signals and lane markings, whether it provides clear warnings and sufficient time for drivers to take over, and its performance at railroad crossings.
  • Multiple incidents occurred at a single intersection in Joppa, Maryland, which Tesla reportedly addressed with a software update, and the company has not issued a comprehensive public response to the new filing.