Federal authorities say a "critical safety gap" in Tesla 's Autopilot system contributed to at least 467 collisions, 13 resulting in fatalities and "many others" resulting in serious injuries.
The findings come from a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analysis of 956 crashes in which Tesla Autopilot was thought to have been in use.
Tesla's Autopilot design has "led to foreseeable misuse and avoidable crashes," the NHTSA report said.
The agency also said it was opening a new probe into the effectiveness of a software update Tesla previously issued as part of a recall in December.
"People are dying due to misplaced confidence in Tesla Autopilot capabilities.
Persons:
Tesla, Lars Moravy, Edward J, Markey, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, Walter Huang, Elon Musk, Musk, Philip Koopman, Koopman
Organizations:
Tesla, Traffic, NHTSA, CNBC, NBC News, Apple, Carnegie Mellon University
Locations:
U.S, Mountain View , California, Snohomish County , Washington, Sens