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Oct 9, 2025Single source

NHTSA opened a probe of Tesla Full Self-Driving over red-light and wrong-lane violations

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On October 7, 2025 NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened a preliminary evaluation covering about 2.9 million Tesla vehicles after 58 reports that FSD ran red lights or steered into the wrong lane, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries. Several red-light crashes occurred at one intersection in Joppa, Maryland.

What this means for youDriver-assist software can break traffic law on its own; the human in the seat remains legally and physically responsible.

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  • Drive Tesla Canadahttps://driveteslacanada.ca/news/nhtsa-opens-probe-into-tesla-fsd-over-traffic-violations/

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