Earlier this month, the U.S. government opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of similar collisions with parked emergency vehicles. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg A member of the media test drives a Tesla Motors Inc. Model S car equipped with Autopilot in Palo Alto, California. But researchers say it has had trouble with parked emergency vehicles and perpendicular trucks in its path. DAMIEN O'CARROLL/FOOTAGE AND IMAGES SUPPLIED Tesla Model 3: Top Executive CarThe National Transportation Safety Board, which also has investigated Tesla crashes, has recommended that NHTSA and Tesla limit the autopilot’s use to areas where it can safely operate. The crashes into emergency vehicles cited by NHTSA began on Jan. 22, 2018, in Culver City, California, near Los Angeles when a Tesla using autopilot struck a parked firetruck with flashing lights.

Source: Stuff August 28, 2021 21:22 UTC