The NHTSA last July opened a preliminary investigation (PE 23-014) given just a dozen complaints. The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Preliminary Evaluation (PE) on 2023 model year Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles due to reports of inability to steer the vehicle and the loss of power steering. ODI has … Continue reading NHTSA Upgrades Investigation of Tesla “Loss of Steering Control” as Complaints Explode →

Sacramento police say the Tesla ran over a woman crossing the street. A CHP spokesperson said a Tesla was going westbound on Marconi Avenue when the driver hit the woman, who was crossing the street from north to south. Notably, standing out on California roads even with police flashing warning lights, the reporter is wearing … Continue reading CA Tesla Kills Pedestrian →

It’s being reported in Australia as a hit and run. The dashcam footage also seemingly shows the car driver allegedly leaving the scene without providing help to the injured rider. Note the Tesla brake lights aren’t on until after the collision, suggesting another design safety failure.

“Autopilot” seems a most plausible explanation for how red stoplights at an intersection, as well as the red brake lights on the back of a stopped car, were all conspicuously ignored at very high speed. A person who was behind the wheel of a Tesla is now dead after reportedly crashing into an Uber in … Continue reading TX Tesla Kills One by Plowing Into Rear of Car Stopped at Red Light →