A tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to seek details from the electric vehicle giant in connection with a larger probe.
In the tweet in question, Musk said he "agreed" with a Twitter follower who suggested drivers with more than 10,000 miles of experience beta-testing the FSD system "should be given the option to turn off the steering wheel nag," pointing to an alert that sounds off reminding users to keep their hands on the wheel. The Tesla CEO added that an update was coming this month.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on NHTSA's inquiry and details regarding the purported update.Despite the name "Full Self-Driving," Tesla states on its website that the advanced driver-assist features require "active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous."
A Tesla vehicle drives past Tesla's vehicle plant in Fremont, California, on May 11, 2020. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration is currently investigating the company's Autopilot system. NHTSA launched a probe into Tesla's Autopilot system in August 2021 over what it called "an accumulation of crashes" in which
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