Tesla’s Full Self-Driving: A Regulatory Reckoning for Safety and Accountability

How many more crashes will it take before Tesla’s so-called full self-driving (FSD) technology is held accountable? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a sweeping investigation involving nearly 3 million Teslas equipped with FSD after receiving at least 58 incident reports where these vehicles ran red lights, drove on the wrong side of the road, and caused crashes that injured innocent Americans. This probe follows a troubling pattern. Just months ago, a Miami jury found Tesla partially liable for a deadly 2019 crash involving its Autopilot system — a less advanced driver-assist feature than FSD — ordering...