NHTSA upgraded its investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system from a Preliminary Evaluation to an Engineering Analysis based on its analysis of 16 crashes where Tesla vehicles struck stationary first responder vehicles and 191 other crashes involving Autopilot. The agency found that Autopilot aborted control less than one second before impacts in first responder crashes and that drivers were often not attentive enough to respond to needs of the driving task in many other crashes. The Engineering Analysis will further assess Autopilot and how it could undermine driver supervision and attention.
NHTSA upgraded its investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system from a Preliminary Evaluation to an Engineering Analysis based on its analysis of 16 crashes where Tesla vehicles struck statio…