Tesla given more time to explain why its FSD system frequently ignores red lights and crashes into traffic.
In a rare reprieve, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted Tesla another five-week extension on its response to a probe into the automaker's partially automated driver assist systems. The new deadline is March 11.
The agency had originally asked Tesla for a detailed list of every Tesla produced and sold or leased in the United States, as well as information about how often the FSD system was used, to help understand why Teslas operating under FSD would sometimes ignore red traffic lights or cross into oncoming traffic.
Tesla was initially given until January 19th by the NHTSA to comply with its request. However, due to a busy holiday period and two other ongoing investigations, Tesla requested an extension. The company stated that it needed more time to identify all the complaints related to FSD and process them in order to answer the agency's remaining questions.
The agency has been conducting an investigation into Tesla's FSD system since late last year, after receiving over 60 complaints from owners about the system ignoring red lights or crossing into oncoming traffic. As part of this probe, Tesla was required to provide detailed information about the problem and how it planned to address it.
In a separate development, Tesla has announced that it will no longer allow customers to buy its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system outright for $8,000. Instead, owners will have to pay a monthly fee of $99 starting on February 14th in order to use the feature.
In a rare reprieve, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted Tesla another five-week extension on its response to a probe into the automaker's partially automated driver assist systems. The new deadline is March 11.
The agency had originally asked Tesla for a detailed list of every Tesla produced and sold or leased in the United States, as well as information about how often the FSD system was used, to help understand why Teslas operating under FSD would sometimes ignore red traffic lights or cross into oncoming traffic.
Tesla was initially given until January 19th by the NHTSA to comply with its request. However, due to a busy holiday period and two other ongoing investigations, Tesla requested an extension. The company stated that it needed more time to identify all the complaints related to FSD and process them in order to answer the agency's remaining questions.
The agency has been conducting an investigation into Tesla's FSD system since late last year, after receiving over 60 complaints from owners about the system ignoring red lights or crossing into oncoming traffic. As part of this probe, Tesla was required to provide detailed information about the problem and how it planned to address it.
In a separate development, Tesla has announced that it will no longer allow customers to buy its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system outright for $8,000. Instead, owners will have to pay a monthly fee of $99 starting on February 14th in order to use the feature.
tesla is gettin extension 5 more weeks 2 answer nhtsa's quesions about their fsd system lol like how do they not have a list 2 all the telsas they've sold?? anyw, i think its kinda sus that dey cant even figger out why their fsd system is crashin into ppl 
dont get me wrong im all 4 evolvs & tech but safety gotta b 1st 
. but at the same time, i get that they're still working on making it better and all. 
also what's with the change in how fsd is sold? $99 a month sounds kinda steep... but i guess that's just how it works, right? 
. I mean, if it's so flawed that it ignores red lights and crashes into traffic, how can we trust it on our roads? 
It's like they're putting lives at risk just to save a few bucks 
What Tesla needs to do is fix this problem ASAP and not pass on the cost to customers. Maybe then we'll see some real change 
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tbh i think tesla's just tryin 2 cover their backsides lol they need 5 more weeks 2 figger out wut gone wrong w/ the fsd system 
maybe its better 4 them 2 charge ppl monthly tho 
! I mean, can't they just get it right?! 
And another thing, why are they making us pay more money just to use a feature that's supposed to be safe? Charging $99/month for FSD just to avoid some potential lawsuits isn't exactly a great look for the company. 
First, they're making money off FSD, and now they're raising prices by taking it away from customers as a monthly subscription? What's next, charging them to breathe in the car? 
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. And now they're telling us we gotta pay more to use it? $99 a month? That's just highway robbery (pun intended)! 
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. I just want to see some concrete solutions, not more delays and excuses from Tesla's PR team.