US opens probe into Tesla's Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is looking into a consumer report that a Tesla Model Y was involved in an accident while using the company's Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software.
The owner of a 2021 Tesla Model Y reported to the auto safety agency that on Nov. 3 in Brea, California the vehicle was in FSD Beta mode "and while taking a left turn the car went into the wrong lane and I was hit by another driver in the lane next to my lane."
The car "gave an alert half way through the turn" and the driver tried to assume control "but the car by itself took control and forced itself into the incorrect lane," the report says. The car was severely damaged on the driver side, the owner added.
"NHTSA is aware of the consumer complaint in question and is in communication with the manufacturer to gather additional information," an NHTSA spokesperson told Reuters on Friday.
Tesla did not immediately comment.
Earlier this month, Tesla recalled nearly 12,000 U.S. vehicles because of a communication error that could trigger a false collision warning or unexpected automatic emergency brake.
The recall was prompted after a software update to vehicles with FSD Beta. Tesla said more than 99.8% of the vehicles recalled as of Oct. 29 had installed a software update to address the issue and no further action was necessary.
FSD is an advanced driver assistance system that handles some driving tasks but Tesla says does not make vehicles completely autonomous. The features "require a fully attentive driver," it says.
Last month, NHTSA raised concerns about how FSD was being used. "Despite Tesla's characterization of FSD as 'beta,' it is capable of and is being used on public roads," NHTSA said.
NHTSA in August opened a formal safety probe into Tesla's Autopilot, a different driver assistance software system, after a dozen crashes involving Tesla models and emergency vehicles.
美国就紧急车辆碰撞事故对特斯拉的自动驾驶仪展开调查
路透华盛顿 11 月 12 日 - 美国国家公路交通安全管理局 (NHTSA) 表示，正在调查一份消费者报告，称特斯拉 Model Y 在使用该公司的全自动驾驶 (FSD) Beta 软件时发生事故。
一辆 2021 年特斯拉 Model Y 的车主向汽车安全机构报告说，11 月 3 日在加利福尼亚州布雷亚，这辆车处于 FSD Beta 模式，“当左转时，汽车驶入了错误的车道，我被另一辆汽车撞到了司机在我车道旁边的车道上。”
报告称，汽车“在转弯中途发出警报”，司机试图控制“但汽车自己控制并强迫自己进入错误的车道”。车主补充说，这辆车在驾驶员一侧严重损坏。
NHTSA 发言人周五对路透社说：“NHTSA 知道有问题的消费者投诉，并正在与制造商沟通以收集更多信息。”
特斯拉没有立即发表评论。
本月早些时候，特斯拉召回了近 12,000 辆美国汽车，原因是通信错误可能触发错误的碰撞警告或意外的自动紧急制动。
召回是在对带有 FSD Beta 的车辆进行软件更新后提示的。特斯拉表示，截至 10 月 29 日，超过 99.8% 的召回车辆已安装软件更新来解决该问题，无需采取进一步行动。
FSD 是一种先进的驾驶员辅助系统，可以处理一些驾驶任务，但特斯拉表示不会使车辆完全自动驾驶。它说，这些功能“需要一个全心全意的司机”。
上个月，NHTSA 对 FSD 的使用方式表示担忧。 “尽管特斯拉将 FSD 描述为‘测试版'，但它能够并正在公共道路上使用，”NHTSA 说。
在涉及特斯拉车型和应急车辆的十几起事故发生后，美国国家公路交通安全管理局于 8 月对特斯拉的 Autopilot（一种不同的驾驶员辅助软件系统）展开了正式的安全调查。
