NASDAQ title Tesla share: NHTSA demands data from Tesla "Elon fashion" – Proceedings probably close to completion

• NHTSA process has been ongoing for around two years
• NHTSA requires current information on autopilot systems and “Elon Mode”
• Proceedings could come to an end soon

NHTSA with questions about accidents involving Autopilot

Tesla CEO has been promising for years Elon Musk again and again that the problems with the autopilot will soon be solved and autonomous Teslas will be possible. A promise that has not yet been kept. There have been repeated reports in the past that accidents occurred in connection with the function of autonomous driving. A circumstance that also drew the attention of the authorities. The National Highway Transportation Administration (NHTSA) has been investigating these accidents since August 2021 – initially as part of a “Preliminary Evaluation”, which was later upgraded to a so-called “Engineering Analysis”. As a rule, such investigations are cases that are completed within a year, as Teslamag explains. However, the fact that this case has dragged on for two years suggests that it is not a simple case. Most recently, in July 2023, NHTSA requested updated information on questions that had already been asked in August 2022. This should include, among other things, information on how many Tesla electric cars are only equipped with cameras for the autopilot system and how many vehicles have an interior camera.

NHTSA requests data on “Elon Mode”

Now, in July, the US regulator also required Tesla to provide extensive data about its driving assistance and driver monitoring systems and to provide a once-secret configuration for them, also known as “Elon Mode”. This Elon Mode allows drivers to use their Tesla’s Autopilot, FSD or FSD Beta systems without the car regularly asking the driver to operate the steering wheel. Typically, drivers using the Autopilot feature will see a visual icon on the vehicle’s touchscreen that flashes and prompts them to use the steering wheel. If the steering wheel is left “unattended” for too long, the “nagging” increases to a beeping noise. If the driver still does not operate the wheel, the vehicle can deactivate the use of its advanced driver assistance functions for the remainder of the journey or longer. In its order, NHTSA asked for details about the use of the special configuration and the number of cars and drivers that Tesla has authorized to use this configuration. “NHTSA is concerned that this feature has been introduced in consumer vehicles and that now that the public is aware of the existence of this feature, more drivers may attempt to activate it. The resulting relaxation of controls designed to ensure that the “Keeping the driver engaged in the dynamic driving task could lead to greater driver inattention and the driver not properly monitoring the autopilot,” the letter said.

End of the process?

However, the autopilot process could now be nearing its end after around two years. Tesla submitted the required information on time by August 25th of this year. The questions about the autopilot systems are also said to have been answered. NHTSA Acting Administrator Ann Carlson has also indicated in recent press interviews that a conclusion to the process is imminent, according to CNBC. However, the US company requested that all responses provided be kept confidential, CNBC reported. Automotive safety researcher and associate professor of computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Philip Koopman told CNBC: “It appears that the NHTSA takes a dim view of cheat codes that allow you to disable safety features like driver monitoring. I agree. Hidden features “that compromise security have no place in production software”.

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