While Tesla’s autonomous driving technology is impressive, it comes with some risks. We have heard news of accidents involving these technologies before. A new report published by US officials showed the situation was even worse.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)As a result of the research, Tesla’s Autopilot driver has been supported linked to hundreds of accidents He announced that he had discovered this to be the case.

This is believed to have caused 14 deaths

The regulator investigated almost a thousand accidents between January 2018 and August 2023, resulting in 29 deaths. The most serious are when Tesla models crash into a vehicle or obstacle in their path. 211 as accidents certain. It has been determined that these may be related to autopilot or FSD technologies for autonomous driving. In case of accidents, While 14 people died 49 people were seriously injured.

NHTSA found that in 78 of the incidents, drivers had sufficient time to respond but did not. According to the report, drivers are trying to take action. They failed to brake or steer despite having at least 5 seconds.

In addition, other statements directed against Tesla were also included in the report. Authorities say it is the driver of the software does not prioritize your attention he thinks. Also called “autopilot” it is misleading they also add. Because of this name, drivers assume they have full control of the system and will not go into sleep mode, NHTSA said. They argue that phrases such as driver assistant instead of autopilot would be more accurate.

Tesla, on the other hand, says the opposite of NHTSA’s statements. According to The Verge, the car giant says it is warning its users about autopilot and FSD. According to the company, drivers are regularly shown signs telling them to keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road.