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Pete Buttigieg Isn’t a Fan of Tesla’s Autopilot
Pete Buttigieg Isn’t a Fan of Tesla’s Autopilot-January 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:58

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You can add to the list of people who aren’t a fan of , but it’s not for the reason you may think. In an interview with , asserted that the name lacked “common sense.”

“I wouldn’t call something ‘Autopilot’ if the manual explicitly says that you have to have your hands on the wheel and the eyes on the road at all times. That’s not saying anything about the NHTSA scope of investigation, I’m just saying at a common sense level,” told . “I think that’s a concern.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — a DOT agency — is currently probing Autopilot. It’s looking into how the system was involved in numerous multi-vehicle crashes as well as a number of sudden-braking incidents.

Now, while the DOT chief admits that he and his organization do not have any regulatory power over naming schemes, another part of the U.S. government does: the Justice Department. Bloomberg reports that prosecutors have been probing whether or not Tesla has made misleading statements about what Autopilot can and cannot do.

Autopilot is just one-half of the driver-assistance pie over at Tesla. The company’s flagship program, Full Self-Driving Beta, has its own share of issues and governmental probes as well. However, Buttigieg doesn’t seem to have addressed the system in his interview. About a month ago, . Regulators said the system “may allow the vehicle to act unsafe around intersections,” such as traveling straight through a turn-only lane. It also has a hard time following the speed limit and can ignore the driver’s commands when it comes to how fast the car is going.

Bloomberg reports that NHTSA opened two separate investigations into issues with Autopilot in and February 2022. It is also looking into how Tesla monitors drivers using Autopilot to make sure they are actually paying attention.

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