Tesla’s Cybercab Is Being Investigated by Federal Regulators
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it would examine whether the company’s new self-driving taxi, which has no steering wheel, meets federal auto regulations.
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Background from the Knowledge Base
Tesla Autopilot, Full Self-Driving and the Robotaxi Plan
The difference between Autopilot, FSD (Supervised) and Tesla's robotaxi service, why the naming has drawn regulators' attention, and what the Cybercab is meant to be.
NHTSA, the Standing General Order and Federal Rules for Automated Vehicles
What the U.S. federal government actually regulates about self-driving cars, what it leaves to the states, and why a car without a steering wheel needs an exemption.
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