Year-to-date the Tesla share price is down by 15.51%
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is up against a probe in America as regulators have initiated 30 investigations into crashes possibly related to the use of assisted driving systems.
Since 2016 the respective incidents have caused around 10 deaths.
The National Highway traffic Safety Administrations (NHSTA) released information about the crashes which are being reviewed by its Special Crash Investigations.
Autopilot, Tesla’s automated driving system, has come under fire recently following a series of accidents and in anticipation of the launch of a fully driverless vehicle.
Speaking in January, Elon Musk, the Tesla boss, said that the company’s self-driving software would bring huge profits and that he had a great deal of confidence that the car would drive itself by the end of 2021 and would be more reliable than people.
It was reported in April that a fatal crash took place in Texas, as two men driving Model S electric vehicle crashed into a tree. Local police confirmed that no-one was found sitting the driver’s seat.
Cameras are now being used to analyse driver alertness in Tesla cars with Autopilot features, according to notes released on social media.
The cars already have sensors installed to see if drivers’ hands are placed on the steering wheel. If this is not the case then the cars make a series of alerts.
On Wednesday, Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell evoked Tesla crashes as the panel voted against moving ahead with regulations to speed the adoption of self-driving cars.
“It seems like every other week we’re hearing about a new vehicle that crashed when it was on Autopilot” Cantwell said.
Year-to-date, the Tesla share price is down by 15.51%.
