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author_name|Cheyenne MacDonald, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident

Trump’s team reportedly wants to end NHTSA reporting requirement for car crashes involving automated systems

December 14, 2024

Cheyenne MacDonald

According to a report from Reuters, president-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is trying to kill a rule set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that requires automakers to report crashes if advanced driver assistance techn…
Read more: Trump’s team reportedly wants to end NHTSA reporting requirement for car crashes involving automated systems
author_name|Will Shanklin, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident, Transportation

GM’s Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023 crash

September 30, 2024

Will Shanklin

On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) fined Cruise, GM’s self-driving vehicle division, $1.5 million. The penalty was imposed for omitting key details from an October 2023 accident in which one of the company’s autonomou…
Read more: GM’s Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023 crash
author_name|Steve Dent, Government, language|en-US, Nature & Environment, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident, Transportation

Tesla Semi fire required 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish

September 13, 2024

Steve Dent

California firefighters needed to spray 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish a roadside Tesla Semi fire, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced in a preliminary report. Crews also used an aircraft to drop fire retardent in the “immediate area as a precautionary measure,” according to the agency. The crash happened at 3:13 AM…
Read more: Tesla Semi fire required 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish
author_name|Steve Dent, Automotive Industry, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident, Transportation

Cybertruck crash and fire reportedly causes first fatality

August 7, 2024

Steve Dent

A Tesla Cybertruck veered off a Texas road and crashed into a culvert, bursting into flames and killing the driver, KHOU 11 Houston reported. It appears to be the first fatality involving Tesla’s new electric pickup and has triggered a probe by the NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety Administration), according to Reuters. The driver has…
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author_name|Kris Holt, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident, Transportation

Tesla sued over fatal Autopilot crash

August 2, 2024

Kris Holt

Tesla is facing yet more legal action over Autopilot after the parents of a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash involving a Model 3 sued the company. The plaintiffs, who also sued the driver of the Tesla, claimed that the car’s driver assistant tech…
Read more: Tesla sued over fatal Autopilot crash
author_name|Danny Gallagher, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident, Transportation

Tesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving mode

July 31, 2024

Danny Gallagher

A deadly accident in Washington that took the life of a motorcyclist earlier this year was caused by a Tesla vehicle while it was in “Full Self Driving” mode. The Associated Press reported that investigators from the Washington State Patrol confirmed t…
Read more: Tesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving mode
author_name|Danny Gallagher, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident, Transportation

Tesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving mode

July 31, 2024

Danny Gallagher

A deadly crash in Washington that took the life of a motorcyclist earlier this year was caused by a Tesla vehicle while it was in “Full Self Driving” mode. The Associated Press reported that investigators from the Washington State Patrol confirmed that…
Read more: Tesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving mode
author_name|Steve Dent, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident, Transportation

Waymo issues recall after one its self-driving taxis crashed into a pole

June 12, 2024

Steve Dent

Waymo is voluntarily recalling its robotaxis after one of them collided with a telephone pole in an alley enroute to pick up a passenger, The Verge reported. The vehicle was unoccupied and no bystanders were injured. At the time of the May 21st acciden…
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author_name|Mariella Moon, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident, Transportation

Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal Model X crash that killed an Apple engineer

April 8, 2024

Mariella Moon

Back in 2019, the family of Apple engineer Wei Lun Huang (aka Walter Huang) sued Tesla a year after he was killed when his Model X crashed into a median in Mountain View while Autopilot was engaged. That case is officially closed, now that the automake…
Read more: Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal Model X crash that killed an Apple engineer
author_name|Mariella Moon, Consumer Discretionary, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Transport Accident, Transportation

Waymo issued a recall after two robotaxis crashed into the same pickup truck

February 13, 2024

Mariella Moon

Last year, two Waymo robotaxis in Phoenix “made contact” with the same pickup truck that was in the midst of being towed, which prompted the Alphabet subsidiary to issue a recall on its vehicles’ software. A “recall” in this case meant rolling out a software update after investigating the issue and determining its root cause. …
Read more: Waymo issued a recall after two robotaxis crashed into the same pickup truck

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Category: Transport Accident

Trump’s team reportedly wants to end NHTSA reporting requirement for car crashes involving automated systems

GM’s Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023 crash

Tesla Semi fire required 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish

Cybertruck crash and fire reportedly causes first fatality

Tesla sued over fatal Autopilot crash

Tesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving mode

Tesla involved in fatal Washington crash was using self-driving mode

Waymo issues recall after one its self-driving taxis crashed into a pole

Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal Model X crash that killed an Apple engineer

Waymo issued a recall after two robotaxis crashed into the same pickup truck

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