The top U.S. transportation official says Tesla shouldn’t call its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can’t drive themselves.
Transportation Secretarysays he’s concerned about Tesla’s marketing of the system, which is under investigation by his department in connection with crashes that have caused at least 14 deaths.
Autopilot can keep a car in its lane and away from vehicles in front of it, while Full Self-Driving can take on most driving tasks. But in each case, Tesla tells owners they must be ready to intervene at all times. The NHTSA also is looking at Tesla's Full Self-Driving system. In February, the agency pressured Tesla into
The NHTSA also has opened investigations during the past three years into Teslas braking suddenly for no reason, suspension problems and other issues. “The bottom line is the automotive sector is going electric, and we want that to happen quickly enough to help us meet our climate goals,’’ he said. “We want it to happen on American soil so that we get these American jobs and we want it to happen in an equitable way that everybody can benefit from.’’for what he calls lax enforcement of rules that require EV batteries to be produced in North America.
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