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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla feature that allows drivers to summon parked cars using their phone faces U.S. safety probe

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reacts as he visits the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023 (Credit: Alain Jocard—AFP via Getty Images)
  • A driverless car feature found in an estimated 2.6 million Tesla automobiles on U.S. roads, Smart Summon and its more advanced cousin Actually Smart Summon, is at the heart of an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA. It highlights the risks associated with CEO Elon Musk's plans to roll out unsupervised Full Self-Driving starting in Texas this year.

U.S. federal traffic safety authorities opened an investigation into CEO Elon Musk’s fully automated driving feature estimated to be found in 2.6 million Teslas on American roads.

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