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

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday with the company reporting 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 “Full Self-Driving” to “detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions, and if so, the contributing circumstances for these crashes.”

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    2 months ago

    You Realize The Associated Press is responsible in California as well as any other state in USA right?

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      2 months ago

      The Associated Press? The news org? Responsible for what?

      Look, we can settle this real quick. Go to Tesla.com and find the spot where it still says “full self driving”. Maybe use a VPN if you’re in California.

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        2 months ago

        Since it’s supposed to support your argument, it’s your job to show the use, not mine to find it.
        And even if they do, it’s false advertising to call it full self driving.
        And I don’t understand how they have not been sued to oblivion by now?

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          I didn’t ask you to find it. I told you where it was. If you want to cover your eyes with blinders, that’s your prerogative.