Teslas filled the charging stations at the newly opened Tesla Diner in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles on July 22, 2025. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch Times
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Oct. 9 that it has opened an investigation into dozens of crashes and safety violations involving Teslas operating under the vehicle’s automated driving system.
The investigation was opened on Oct. 7 by the NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) and focuses on more than 2.88 million Tesla vehicles. According to the NHTSA’s filing, there were a total of 58 incidents involving use of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software that led to crashes, fires or injuries to drivers.
