WASHINGTON STATE — U.S. regulators have granted Tesla an additional five weeks to respond to allegations that its cars violated traffic laws while in “full self-driving” mode.
The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration began investigating in October after receiving numerous reports of Tesla vehicles breaking traffic laws. Some incidents involved crashes that injured people.
In Washington state, officials reported that a Tesla involved in a fatal crash with a motorcyclist near Seattle in 2024 was operating on the company’s self-driving system. The victim’s family has filed a lawsuit against Tesla.
Tesla, led by CEO Elon Musk, has maintained that it consistently informs drivers that the system cannot drive the cars independently.
