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U.S. to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions

Cars are parked at a Tesla dealership in Berlin Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow / dpa via AP) Cars are parked at a Tesla dealership in Berlin Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow / dpa via AP)
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DETROIT, Mich. -

The U.S. government's road safety agency is again investigating Tesla's 鈥淔ull Self-Driving鈥 system, this time after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

The U.S. National Highway Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday after the company reported four crashes after Teslas entered areas of low visibility including sun glare, fog and airborne dust.

In addition to the pedestrian's death, another crash involved an injury, the agency said.

Investigators will look into the ability of 鈥淔ull Self-Driving鈥 to 鈥渄etect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions, and if so, the contributing circumstances for these crashes.鈥

The investigation covers roughly 2.4 million Teslas from the 2016 through 2024 model years.

A message was left early Friday seeking comment from Tesla, which has repeatedly said the system cannot drive itself and human drivers must be ready to intervene at all times.

Last week Tesla held an event at a Hollywood studio to unveil a fully autonomous robotaxi without a steering wheel or pedals. CEO Elon Musk said the company plans to have fully autonomous vehicles running without human drivers next year, and robotaxis available in 2026.

The agency also said it would look into whether any other similar crashes involving 鈥淔ull Self-Driving鈥 have happened in low visibility conditions, and it will seek information from the company on whether any updates affected the system鈥檚 performance in those conditions.

鈥淚n particular, his review will assess the timing, purpose and capabilities of any such updates, as well as Telsa鈥檚 assessment of their safety impact,鈥 the documents said.

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