Tag: NHTSA
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Self-driving Teslas Fail to Stop for Trains, NHTSA Probes
Overview: Reports of autonomous Teslas not stopping at rail crossings In recent weeks, several Tesla owners in the United States have reported that their vehicles, operating in driver-assist or autonomous mode, did not stop at railroad crossings when the gates were descending. The incidents, captured on video and circulated by media outlets, show Teslas approaching…
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Concern: Self-driving Teslas Fail to Stop for Trains
What happened at railroad crossings? Over the past weeks in the United States, several Tesla owners have reported alarming behavior from their vehicles when they activated the car’s autonomous features near railroad crossings. In multiple cases, videos shared with NBC captured Teslas driving toward rail tracks even as gates were descending. In several clips, the…
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Concern: Self-Driving Teslas Won’t Stop for Trains
Overview: Self‑driving Teslas and the crossing risk In the United States, several Tesla owners have recently reported frightening incidents where cars equipped with the company’s self‑driving features did not stop at railway crossings as the gates descended. News outlets have circulated clips showing vehicles advancing toward tracks while barriers were going down, forcing drivers to…