that enhances safety and convenience behind the wheel. The technology is available in Tesla cars manufactured after 2014, and it helps lessen a driver’s workload. after a federal order in 2021 required carmakers to disclose crashes involving driver-assistance technology. since June of 2016 when a driver using Autopilot died after his Tesla went under a tractor-trailer crossing its path in Florida.
Another investigation into Teslas using Autopilot when they crashed into emergency vehicles began in August 2021. Roughly 14 Teslas crashed into emergency vehicles while using the Autopilot system, the Associated Press reported. Despite the names "Full Self-Driving" and "Autopilot," Tesla says on its website that the cars cannot drive themselves and owners must be ready to intervene at all times.The Associated Press contributed to this report.