The news provides yet more data undermining Tesla's safety claims about its Autopilot system. In the past, Tesla and even NHTSA have claimed that Autopilot reduced crash rates by 40 percent.

NHTSA broke crash data into two categories based on the level of the autonomous systems: driver-assist systems – which offer speed and steering input – and fully autonomous technologies ...

which is examining such crashes broadly for the first time. "As we gather more data, NHTSA will be able to better identify any emerging risks or trends and learn more about how these technologies ...

By comparison, Tesla said there was a crash in the U.S. every 670,000 miles driven, citing data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Highway ...

while NHTSA cites its obligation to protect personal privacy under federal law. Read: U.S. Regulators Demand Answers About Tesla Autopilot Recall While Tesla controls access to crash data ...

Ars Technica reports that the agency has removed a 2022 dataset of car crash fatalities that had some unique statistics: The uncensored data showed that unlike prior years, 22 car crash victims ...

Some 2.4 million Tesla vehicles will be evaluated. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature after ...

Correction: A previous version of this story stated that some Level 2 automakers would be exempt from producing crash data. The NHTSA has clarified that it still requires Level 2 and ADS reporting ...

the final 2023 data breaks fatality numbers down further to show more specifics. Large truck-specific numbers According to NHTSA’s numbers, in 2023, there were 497 fewer fatalities in crashes ...

iSeeCars has an interesting analysis of vehicle fatality rates (using the NHTSA Fatality Analysis ... information about non-fatal crashes; it only includes FARS data in which at least one occupant ...

Tesla has been targeted in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigations, including three stemming from the data. Sign up here. The recommendation to kill the crash ...