Overview

• NHTSA cites 58 reports tied to FSD behavior that include 14 crashes and 23 injuries, with examples such as running red lights and wrong-way driving.
• The investigation covers 2,882,566 FSD-equipped vehicles and will assess detection of traffic lights, signs, lanes and rail crossings as well as the effectiveness of driver warnings.
• Tesla states that Autopilot and FSD require a fully attentive driver with hands on the wheel.
• The probe builds on years of federal scrutiny that led to a 2023 software update for about 2.4 million vehicles, and Tesla also faces an August Miami jury verdict finding partial liability that it plans to appeal.
• As scrutiny intensifies, Tesla introduced lower-priced Model Y and Model 3 trims at $39,990 and $36,990, and its shares fell about 2% in late Thursday trading.