The agency has asked 12 other automakers to provide data on driver assistance systems in the wake of Tesla safety concerns.
Owners should park their vehicles outside until further notice.
A new order mandates major manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, and operators of autonomous vehicles to report crashes of vehicles equipped with emerging in-vehicle technologies.
Ten manufacturers — Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo — are already installing AEB in all new passenger vehicles. Other manufacturers lag behind.
Tesla has released internal data showing the number of crashes its electric cars in the U.S. have incurred with Autopilot engaged compared to the national average of automobile crashes.
After a passenger is hurt, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suspends passenger operations for 16 of EasyMile’s autonomous vehicles in Texas.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are seeking public comment on matters related to rolling out autonomous-driving systems.
While 10 automakers reported equipping more than 50% of the vehicles they produced between Sept. 1, 2017 and Aug. 31, 2018 with automatic emergency braking, the top four among these managed to equip 90% or more with the crash avoidance technology.
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