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Front three-quarter view of a gold Tesla Cybercab with a Texas plate driving past onlookers on an Austin street

NHTSA · Cybercab

Tesla Clears Cybertruck Line for a Cybercab Still Under NHTSA Audit

Tesla clears the Cybertruck line for the Cybercab while NHTSA audits how it certified a car with no pedals. Tesla asked to keep its sworn answers secret.

Haye KestelooNov 86 min read

Two gold Tesla Cybercabs with Texas plates driving down a tree-lined Austin street as people film them from the sidewalk

Robotaxi

Tesla Tests About Two Dozen Cybercabs on Detroit Roads

Two dozen Tesla Cybercabs with temporary steering wheels and test drivers are on Metro Detroit roads, The Detroit News reports, a year after Waymo.

Damien KestelooNov 3

Black and white California Highway Patrol Dodge Charger parked in front of a CHP helicopter

Full Self-Driving

Tesla Driver Says He Slept Through an FSD Crash Into a CHP Cruiser

A 22-year-old told CHP he slept with Full Self-Driving on as his Tesla hit a patrol car on I-80, hurting two officers. CHP says no law names the offense.

Haye KestelooOct 20

Volkswagen

VW Starts Capping UK ID. Buzz Charging at 80% Ahead of Recall

VW began limiting some UK ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo vans to 80% charge the week of October 12 over a fire risk. Owners can set Battery Care Mode now.

Damien KestelooOct 16

Volkswagen

VW Told NHTSA It Doesn't Know Why ID.4 Batteries Can Overheat

VW is preparing a European battery recall over fire risk. In the US, 22,524 ID.4s are under an 80% charge advisory with no known cause and no repair yet.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Dark purple Mazda CX-6e electric SUV parked under a timber-slatted roof with hills and blue sky behind it

Australia

Mazda CX-6e Swears at Pedestrians for You. NHTSA Wouldn't Allow It

Australian testers found the Mazda CX-6e reads any typed message, profanity included, through its front speaker. NHTSA pulled Tesla's Boombox for less.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Robotaxi

Zoox Wins NHTSA Approval for Paid Robotaxi Rides

NHTSA approved Zoox to deploy up to 2,500 purpose-built robotaxis annually for two years, with paid Las Vegas rides planned for August.

Haye KestelooJul 30

Regulation

NHTSA Chief Says Agency Will 'Absolutely' Consider Dropping Steering Wheel Rule for Driverless Cars

NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison said the agency will consider ending steering wheel requirements for fully driverless vehicles, a potential regulatory opening for Tesla's steering-wheel-free Cybercab.

Haye KestelooJul 10

NHTSA

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