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The federal crash-reporting rule Tesla opposes could be on the chopping block
The Trump transition team wants to end a federal rule requiring automakers to report crashes when advanced driver-assistance or autonomous driving
The crash-reporting rule has allowed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to analyze data on more than 2,700 crashes, leading to 10 investigations into six companies, including Tesla and Cruise, along with nine safety recalls from four different companies, says Reuters. NHTSA has investigated Tesla Autopilot and FSD “supervised” software numerous times over the years. In October, the agency opened a new investigation into Tesla’s FSD software after four reported crashes in low-visibility situations — including one where a pedestrian was killed.
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