Trump may scrap a crash-reporting requirement that makes Tesla look bad: Reuters
Source: Salon
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to end a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla, according to documents obtained by Reuters. Such a move would cripple the government's ability to investigate and regulate the safety of self-driving vehicles, but it would please Elon Musk, whose company has reported most of the crashes — more than 1,500 — to federal safety regulators in compliance with the rule.
Tesla took an early lead among automakers in developing advanced driver-assistance features, which help drivers with lane changes, driving speed and steering. But its point of pride, the Autopilot and "Full Self-Driving" systems, which are not fully autonomous, have led to multiple lawsuits and a DOJ criminal probe over charges that Tesla exaggerated its vehicles' self-driving capabilities, misled investors and put consumers at risk of injury or death.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has targeted Tesla with multiple investigations over safety violations, including three stemming from the data produced from crash reporting.
A Reuters analysis of the NHTSA crash data found that Tesla accounted for 40 out of 45 fatal crashes reported to NHTSA through Oct. 15.
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2024/12/13/may-scrap-a-crash-reporting-requirement-that-makes-tesla-look-bad-reuters/?in_brief=true
Tesla claims that there's not actually a problem because they collect and report far more crash data than any other automotive company.
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