Neowin News Feed for: Nhtsa

Child injured after Waymo self-driving car hits them in a school zone

David Uzondu — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:16:01 +0000

The NHTSA has opened an investigation into Waymo following an incident in which one of its self-driving cars hit a child, leaving them with injuries. Read more...

Regulators investigate Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' for traffic rule violations

David Uzondu — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:00:02 +0000

Tesla is once again under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's radar, this time over claims that its Full Self-Driving system struggles to follow basic traffic rules. Read more...

Tesla is redesigning door handles to prevent people from getting trapped in its cars

David Uzondu — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:04:02 +0000

The NHTSA has opened an investigation into Tesla after reports that children were trapped inside some models and unable to exit. Tesla now says it is working to resolve the issue. Read more...

Tesla under federal probe after reports of children trapped in the 2021 Model Y

David Uzondu — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:58:01 +0000

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Tesla after complaints that faulty door handles may have trapped passengers in certain 2021 Model Y EVs. Read more...

NHTSA opens fresh investigation into Tesla over handling of Autopilot and FSD crash data

David Uzondu — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:20:01 +0000

NHTSA is once again going after Tesla, this time over failures to properly report crashes involving its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems. Read more...

Elon Musk doesn't want you to know Tesla's response to the NHTSA's Robotaxi questions

David Uzondu — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:46:01 +0000

Before launching its Robotaxi service, Tesla received questions from the NHTSA. Now that it has responded, the company has asked the agency to keep its answers confidential. Read more...

Sci-Fi's Leap to Reality: Are futuristic gadgets a dream or a dystopia?

Fiza Ali — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:40:01 +0000

From Men in Black's Neuralyzer to Minority Report's Precogs, sci-fi's wildest gadgets are closer to reality than we think, and leaping from the screen into our everyday lives, faster than expected! Read more...

Ford's hands-free system BlueCruise prompts investigation following two fatal accidents

Martin Hodás — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:40:01 +0000

Federal safety regulators are investigating Ford's advanced driver assistance system BlueCruise which allows driving hands-free. Three were killed in two Mustang Mach-E accidents with stationary cars. Read more...

U.S. investigates 280,000 Teslas over sudden loss of steering control

Omer Dursun — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:30:01 +0000

NHTSA investigates 280,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y for steering issues after 12 complaints. Incidents include stuck wheels and loss of power assist. The company faces potential recalls. Read more...

Another investigation opens into Tesla Autopilot after fatal California crash

Omer Dursun — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:56:01 +0000

The NHTSA is investigating a fatal crash involving a Model 3 and a Subaru Impreza to determine if the Autopilot system was used. This incident adds to concerns about the safety of the ADAS system. Read more...

Tesla to recall 48K Model 3s as its speedometer doesn't show mph or km/h in Track Mode

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 22:10:01 +0000

Tesla has been ordered to deliver an OTA update to 48,000 Model 3 Performance model EVs, made between 2018 and 2022, to show the actual unit of speed in MPH or Km/h, especially in Track Mode. Read more...

Tesla to recall over 800,000 cars over faulty audible seatbelt reminder which can be tricked

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:22:01 +0000

Tesla will have to recall more than 800,000 of its electric cars because the seat belt warning chime can be tricked into silence by drivers who do not want to wear them or simply forget. Read more...

Tesla to recall nearly 54K cars which could threaten future of Full Self Driving feature

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:20:01 +0000

Tesla will have to recall close to 54,000 of its electric vehicles due to a feature called Rolling Stop which comes with the Full Self Driving premium package. The FSD is still in the Beta version. Read more...

Tesla set to release update to stop games being played while its cars are moving

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 23:32:01 +0000

Tesla cars have Passenger Play, a feature that will soon be blocked by an OTA update to ensure there's no gameplay while the electric cars are moving, but the NHTSA investigation will continue. Read more...

Tesla is in trouble over NHTSA safety claims, stocks down

Paul Hill — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 14:12:01 +0000

A new freedom of information request has revealed that the NHTSA took issue with Tesla allegedly misusing its data to extol how safe the Model 3 is, and claims a blog post misleads customers. Read more...

Tesla earns 5-star rating from Euro NCAP boosting safety credentials

Paul Hill — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 06:12:01 +0000

Tesla's Model 3 has been given a five-star rating by the European New Car Assessment Programme. Tesla hopes the safety credentials will make the Model 3 more appealing to customers. Read more...

U.S. traffic safety admin rates Tesla Model 3 as safest car

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 08:16:01 +0000

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given Tesla's Model 3 perfect scores for the levels of safety it provides. The car also gives drivers the lowest probability of injury. Read more...