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Feds Launch Safety Probe Into 2.6 Million Tesla’s Remote Summon Feature | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's is focused on safety concerns related to the "Actually Smart Summon" (ASS) feature.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's is focused on safety concerns related to the "Actually Smart Summon" (ASS) feature.

After missing many (many) self-imposed deadlines from Musk, Tesla finally introduced its Actually Smart Summon(abbreviated to sigh ASS) late last year. Musk probably isn’t sweating that too much—part of his whole effort of befriending President-elect Donald Trump has been to lobby for the rollback of accident report requirements for autonomous vehicles. The NHTSA opened an investigation into the company’s Full Self-Driving system last year following a series of high-profile crashes that allegedly involved the technology.

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