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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Dani Oh

Tesla Cybercab Under Investigation as It Hits Austin, Former Administrator Says NHTSA Is 'Super Frustrated'

NHTSA is examining the technical data and certification process Tesla used to put its steering-wheel-free Cybercab on Austin road (Credit: Tesla Tutorials/YouTube)

Tesla's Cybercab was barely on the road in Austin before a US safety regulator opened a formal investigation into how the company certified the driverless vehicle as compliant with federal rules.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched Audit Query AQ26002 on 3 September, the same day Tesla began commercial deployment of a small number of Cybercabs in the Texas city.

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