The automaker said in a filing it "has received requests from the DOJ for documents related to Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD features." Reuters reported in October Tesla is under criminal investigation over claims that the company's electric vehicles could drive themselves. Acting National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) chief Ann Carlson said this month the agency is "working really fast" on the Tesla Autopilot investigation it opened in August 2021 that she termed "very extensive." In June, NHTSA upgraded to an engineering analysis its defect probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with Autopilot, a step that was necessary before the agency could demand a recall. The Wall Street Journal reported in October that the Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting a civil investigation into Tesla's Autopilot statements, citing sources.

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