Fed Regulators Musk’s ‘Full Self Driving’ Tweet

On New 12 months’s Eve, Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to a tweet from @WholeMarsBlog, which tracks EV information. The account tagged Musk and mentioned, “customers with greater than 10,000 miles on FSD Beta must be given the choice to show off the steering wheel nag.” Musk replied, “Agreed, replace coming in Jan.”

That temporary reply might trigger him hassle with federal regulators.

Agreed, replace coming in Jan

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 31, 2022

The Related Press (AP) reported Monday that the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) mentioned it was in contact with Tesla concerning the tweet.

Extra from the AP:

Final week, the company mentioned the difficulty is now a part of a broader investigation into at the least 14 Teslas which have crashed into emergency autos whereas utilizing the Autopilot driver help system.

Since 2021, Tesla has been beta-testing “Full Self-Driving” utilizing house owners who have not been skilled on the system however are actively monitored by the corporate. Earlier this yr, Tesla mentioned 160,000, roughly 15% of Teslas now on U.S. roads, have been taking part. A wider distribution of the software program was to be rolled out late in 2022.

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot have options that alert drivers to maintain their arms on the wheel. The software program can swap off if they do not. Some Teslas even have inner cameras within the cabin to alert distracted or sleepy drivers to allow them to get off the highway if wanted.

Whether or not Tesla will finally enable customers to disable these options is not clear, however the firm can modify or disable them remotely. Homeowners can anticipate the subsequent FSD replace someday later this coming month.