Tesla Under Probe as Cars Can’t Stop Hitting Emergency Vehicles

Tesla is under investigation because its cars keep hitting emergency vehicles. All of the Teslas in question had the self-driving Autopilot feature or the traffic-aware cruise control engaged as they approached the crashes says an article on CNN.

Tesla cars under investigation

Federal safety regulators are investigating at least 11 accidents involving Tesla cars using Autopilot or other self-driving features that crashed into emergency vehicles when coming upon the scene of an earlier crash.

Autopilot feature engaged

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said seven of these accidents resulted in 17 injuries and one death. All of the Teslas in question had the self-driving Autopilot feature or the traffic-aware cruise control engaged as they approached the crashes, the NHTSA said.

Post-accident scenes

The accidents under investigation occurred between January 22, 2018, and July 10, 2021, across nine different states. They took place mostly at night, and the post-accident scenes all included control measures like first responder vehicle lights, flares, an illuminated arrow board, and road cones.