Tesla’s self-driving claims are reportedly under criminal investigation

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTesla is facing a criminal probe over its claims about its driver assist technology, according to Reuters. The US Department of Justice launched an investigation late last year following more than a dozen crashes, some of which were fatal, involving the company’s Autopilot feature.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising actual driverless cars are coming since 2016 — a promise he has yet to deliver. He’s gone from saying that Tesla will have 1 million robotaxis on the road by the end of the year to 1 million people in the FSD beta program, which are wildly different things.
The US Department of Justice launched an investigation late last year following more than a dozen crashes
Tesla vehicles today come standard with a driver-assist…

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