Safety investigations and the bully pulpit could complicate the automaker’s development of automated driving systems, but only if regulators want to
They’ve been forced to issue software recalls to improve driver monitoring, so I don’t see why they can’t be forced to issue software recalls to prevent blatant traffic violations.
They should have stepped in when Tesla disabled the safety systems that MobilEye had put in place back in 2014! #regulatorycapture
It's already pre-paid as donation during election campaign so unfortunately no
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They should be forced to delete the FSD code and refund all the money paid to owners.
FSD is far worse than anything that happened with Dieselgate, yet Felon roams free in his ketamine fog.
Can the feds stop it? Yes. Will they stop it is an entirely different question.
There probably needs to be some sort legislation regarding capture and availability of autonomous vehicle telematics data to both (and exclusively to) regulators and consumers, and regulatory reporting requirements from manufacturers. Would probably include sections for availability to state-level regulators too, since traffic laws vary across states. Modern legislation can keep companies like Tesla in line while not necessarily halting or preventing progress. NHTSA also runs on a lot of outdated/deprecated standards. They don’t really account well for modern vehicles that can change in function, things like OTA software updates. Not to mention just outdated regulations in general, for example NHTSA dictates certain light fixtures must be on fixed panels and rear view mirrors are required; EU does not have these requirements. There’s also a lot that the EU does regulate better such as pedestrian safety. They need an overhaul, and more alignment with EU’s standards where reasonable. The big problem right now is the current admin is extremist, and any proposed regulatory increase whatsoever (even with compromises like those outdated regulations I mentioned) is unlikely to pass, which is bullshit especially in a case like this because like it or not, vehicles and roadways have and will always need federal oversight.
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