Ralph Nader calls on NHTSA to order the complete elimination of Tesla Self-Driving

Consumer advocate and former Presidential candidate Ralph Nader is calling on federal regulators to remove the “Full Self-Driving” Tesla driver assistance system from all vehicles.

In a statement Wednesday, Nader, whose 1962 book “Not Safe at All Speeds” laid the groundwork for auto safety regulations in the United States, called the system’s implementation of the system. Tesla is “one of the most dangerous and irresponsible acts by a car company in decades”. and said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) should forcibly withdraw the system.

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“NHTSA must use its safety recall agency to order the removal of FSD technology in every Tesla,” Nader said. “Tesla should never have included this technology in its vehicles. More than 100,000 Tesla owners are currently using technology that research shows malfunctions every eight minutes.”

Despite the name, Tesla Full Self-Driving doesn’t turn a vehicle into a self-driving car. It still requires an attentive driver, even though Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised since 2016 that full autonomy is just a software update. Musk has also repeatedly said the technology is still in “beta” form, effectively using customers as testers.

The difference between Tesla’s brand of Fully Self-Driving Vehicle, which is a $12,000 option on new Teslas, and Autopilot, the base version that is standard in Tesla’s lineup, is attracting more attention from the mechanics. management agency.

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NHTSA confirmed in June that Tesla Autopilot was One step closer to safe recall, as it escalated a federal investigation. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) last year called Tesla’s brand name Fully Self-Driving Vehicle “wrong and irresponsible. “The NTSB investigates accidents — including those involving uncontrolled driver-assistance technology such as Autonomous Driving and Full Self-Driving — but can only make recommendations on New safety rules for other agencies.