Tesla Cars Keep Hitting Emergency Vehicles. They all involve a Tesla in Autopilot mode hitting an emergency vehicle, such as a police car. The NHTSA is looking into cases in which Teslas crashed into stationary emergency vehicles.
But while it says that its data shows that cars using Autopilot have fewer accidents per mile, it "Every available vehicle requires a human driver at all times, and all state laws hold human drivers responsible for the operation of their vehicles. But while it says that its data shows cars using Autopilot have fewer accidents per Self-driving options such as Tesla's Autopilot or more widely available adaptive cruise control, available on a wide range of automakers' vehicles, do. All the Teslas in query had the self-driving Autopilot characteristic or the traffic-aware cruise management engaged as they approached the crashes, the NHTSA mentioned.
The top federal traffic safety regulator says Tesla's partially automated driving system, Autopilot, failed to spot parked police cars and fire trucks.
Regulator worried Autopilot can't spot parked vehicles or keep driver engaged.
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. But while it says that its data shows cars using Autopilot have fewer accidents per Self-driving options such as Tesla's Autopilot or more widely available adaptive cruise control, available on a wide range of automakers' vehicles, do. US Regulators Investigates Tesla's Autopilot feature following collisions with emergency vehicles.