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Door Handles Of Tesla's Model 3 Face Renewed Scrutiny By US
Tesla Inc's door handles are facing renewed scrutiny in the US after federal auto safety regulators opened a probe into the emergency releases in certain Model 3 vehicles.
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Tesla Under Fire As US Launches Probe Into 2.8 Million Cars For Breaking Traffic Rules
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over traffic-safety violations.
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Honda To Recall More Than 100,000 Hybrid Vehicles Over Fire Risk
Honda Motor Co's American unit is recalling about 106,030 CR-V hybrid vehicles due to the risk of fire or injury in a crash caused by an overheated battery cable or short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said.
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General Motors Recalls 52,000 SUVs for Inaccurate Fuel Gauge
General Motors Co is recalling 51,640 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia SUVs of the 2014 model year because faulty software may cause the fuel gauge to read inaccurately, US regulators said on Saturday.
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Complaint About Shutting Off Chevrolet Camaro With Knee Dates Back a Year: Report
US safety regulators received a complaint about a Chevrolet Camaro driver accidentally shutting off the car with a knee more than a year before General Motors on Friday recalled half a million of the sports cars over the issue, which is similar to the defect linked to 13 deaths in older GM small cars.
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Don't Use Word 'Defect': General Motors to Engineers in Internal Documents
General Motors Co warned its engineers against using the words "safety" and "defect" when identifying product risks, and explicitly told them not to use inflammatory terms including "widow-maker" and "Hindenburg," according to company documents released by the US government on Friday.
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Elon Musk's Tweet Regarding Disabling Driver Monitoring Being Reviewed, Says NHTSA
A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from the US safety regulators, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Tesla Issues Recall of Nearly 1.1 Million Cars Over Faulty Automatic Window Reversing Software
Tesla has issued a recall for nearly 1.1 million in the US over a faulty automatic window reversal system, the electric vehicle manufacturer told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The company will perform an over-the-air software update of the automatic window reversal system that affects some 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2021 ...
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Tesla to Face US Agency Probe Into Two Crashes That Killed Motorcyclists
The NHTSA, or National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will investigate two accidents involving Tesla vehicles and motorcyclists who were killed in a collision with the cars on freeways, in the darkness. Whether or not the Tesla vehicles were operating on Autopilot remains under investigation.
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U.S. Opens New Safety Probes Into Stellantis, GM, Ford Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening a probe into 1.34 million 2014-2020 model year Jeep Cherokee vehicles because water leaks can cause the electronic parking brake to "inadvertently activate and stop the vehicle while in motion."
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U.S. Agency Asks Tesla For Information On Canadian Fire Incident
The NHTSA told Reuters the agency "is aware of the incident and has reached out to the manufacturer for information."
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US Federal Agency Sends Special Crash Investigation Team to Probe Tesla Accident in California That Killed Three
The US government's road safety agency has sent a team to investigate if the Tesla involved in a California crash that killed three people was operating on a partially automated driving system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed that it had sent a special crash investigation team to probe the May 12 crash on the Pacific Co...
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Self-Driving Cars Will No Longer Need to Be Fitted With Human Controls in US
Autonomous vehicles like self-driving cars are no longer required to be filled with human controls like steering wheel or brake pedal in the US, as per the revised rules issued on Thursday.
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Tesla Software Updates Allow Quick Fixes - and Taking Risks: Analysis
Tesla quickly issuing safety patches via remote software updates is an approach other automakers eye enviously, but that also carries risk as cars become more like rolling computers.
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Tesla Driver Complaints Over False Braking Being Reviewed by US Safety Regulator
The US safety regulator said on Wednesday that it is reviewing consumer complaints that Tesla vehicles are activating the brakes unnecessarily, in the latest regulatory scrutiny of Tesla's vehicle safety.
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Door Handles Of Tesla's Model 3 Face Renewed Scrutiny By US
Tesla Inc's door handles are facing renewed scrutiny in the US after federal auto safety regulators opened a probe into the emergency releases in certain Model 3 vehicles.
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Tesla Under Fire As US Launches Probe Into 2.8 Million Cars For Breaking Traffic Rules
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over traffic-safety violations.
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Honda To Recall More Than 100,000 Hybrid Vehicles Over Fire Risk
Honda Motor Co's American unit is recalling about 106,030 CR-V hybrid vehicles due to the risk of fire or injury in a crash caused by an overheated battery cable or short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said.
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General Motors Recalls 52,000 SUVs for Inaccurate Fuel Gauge
General Motors Co is recalling 51,640 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia SUVs of the 2014 model year because faulty software may cause the fuel gauge to read inaccurately, US regulators said on Saturday.
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Complaint About Shutting Off Chevrolet Camaro With Knee Dates Back a Year: Report
US safety regulators received a complaint about a Chevrolet Camaro driver accidentally shutting off the car with a knee more than a year before General Motors on Friday recalled half a million of the sports cars over the issue, which is similar to the defect linked to 13 deaths in older GM small cars.
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Don't Use Word 'Defect': General Motors to Engineers in Internal Documents
General Motors Co warned its engineers against using the words "safety" and "defect" when identifying product risks, and explicitly told them not to use inflammatory terms including "widow-maker" and "Hindenburg," according to company documents released by the US government on Friday.
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Elon Musk's Tweet Regarding Disabling Driver Monitoring Being Reviewed, Says NHTSA
A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from the US safety regulators, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Tesla Issues Recall of Nearly 1.1 Million Cars Over Faulty Automatic Window Reversing Software
Tesla has issued a recall for nearly 1.1 million in the US over a faulty automatic window reversal system, the electric vehicle manufacturer told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The company will perform an over-the-air software update of the automatic window reversal system that affects some 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2021 ...
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Tesla to Face US Agency Probe Into Two Crashes That Killed Motorcyclists
The NHTSA, or National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will investigate two accidents involving Tesla vehicles and motorcyclists who were killed in a collision with the cars on freeways, in the darkness. Whether or not the Tesla vehicles were operating on Autopilot remains under investigation.
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U.S. Opens New Safety Probes Into Stellantis, GM, Ford Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening a probe into 1.34 million 2014-2020 model year Jeep Cherokee vehicles because water leaks can cause the electronic parking brake to "inadvertently activate and stop the vehicle while in motion."
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U.S. Agency Asks Tesla For Information On Canadian Fire Incident
The NHTSA told Reuters the agency "is aware of the incident and has reached out to the manufacturer for information."
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US Federal Agency Sends Special Crash Investigation Team to Probe Tesla Accident in California That Killed Three
The US government's road safety agency has sent a team to investigate if the Tesla involved in a California crash that killed three people was operating on a partially automated driving system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed that it had sent a special crash investigation team to probe the May 12 crash on the Pacific Co...
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Self-Driving Cars Will No Longer Need to Be Fitted With Human Controls in US
Autonomous vehicles like self-driving cars are no longer required to be filled with human controls like steering wheel or brake pedal in the US, as per the revised rules issued on Thursday.
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Tesla Software Updates Allow Quick Fixes - and Taking Risks: Analysis
Tesla quickly issuing safety patches via remote software updates is an approach other automakers eye enviously, but that also carries risk as cars become more like rolling computers.
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Tesla Driver Complaints Over False Braking Being Reviewed by US Safety Regulator
The US safety regulator said on Wednesday that it is reviewing consumer complaints that Tesla vehicles are activating the brakes unnecessarily, in the latest regulatory scrutiny of Tesla's vehicle safety.
