NHTSA PE25012: Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving ("FSD") is engaged
Make: TESLA. Model: CYBERTRUCK. Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS. The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as "FSD (Supervised)" and "FSD (Beta)." Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive
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Published: 7 October 2025
Source: NHTSA ADAS/ADS Investigations
Category: Incidents
Topics: Agents & autonomy · Jobs & economy
Retrieved: 13 August 2026
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