Tesla Faces NHTSA Scrutiny Over Social Media Promotion Of FSD Technology That Shows 'Disengaged Driver Behavior'
Tesla Faces NHTSA Scrutiny Over Social Media Promotion Of FSD Technology That Shows 'Disengaged Driver Behavior'
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) flagged concerns about Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ:TSLA) projection of its Full Self Driving (FSD) driver assistance software on social media platform X in a letter to the EV giant.
美國國家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）在一封致電特斯拉公司（NASDAQ:TSLA）的信中對其社交媒體平台上的全自動駕駛（FSD）駕駛輔助軟件的推測提出了擔憂。
What Happened: Tesla's FSD technology is a driver assistance technology that requires active driver supervision. While vehicle owner manuals and YouTube videos clarify that the technology does not make the vehicle autonomous, Tesla's X account has reported or endorsed postings that "exhibit disengaged driver behavior," the auto safety regulator wrote in a letter to Tesla dated May 14. The letter was made public on Friday.
發生了什麼：特斯拉的FSD技術是一種需要司機積極監督的駕駛輔助技術。儘管車主手冊和YouTube視頻澄清了該技術不會使車輛變得自主，但美國國家公路交通安全管理局在5月14日致信特斯拉，在信中寫道特斯拉的X賬號曾經報道或認可"展示了未參與駕駛行爲"的帖子。 此封信於週五公開。
"We believe that Tesla's postings conflict with its stated messaging that the driver is to maintain continued control over the dynamic driving task. We similarly observe that these postings may encourage viewers to see FSD-Supervised as a Chauffer or "Robotaxi" rather than a partial automation / driver assist system that requires persistent attention and intermittent intervention by the driver," the regulator said while requesting the EV giant to revisit its communications. The regulator also noted that social media posts communicate better with the public than vehicle owners' manuals.
「我們認爲特斯拉的貼文與其聲明的司機需保持對動態駕駛任務的持續控制存在衝突。我們同樣觀察到這些帖子可能會鼓勵觀衆將FSD-Supervised視爲一種司機或"Robotaxi"，而不是一種需要司機持續關注和間歇性干預的部分自動化/駕駛員輔助系統，」監管機構表示，並要求特斯拉重新審視其溝通。 監管機構還指出，社交媒體上的帖子比車主手冊更能與公衆溝通。
Why It Matters: In October, NHTSA opened an investigation into nearly 2.4 million Tesla vehicles on the heels of reports of four crashes where FSD was engaged.
爲什麼重要：十月份，NHTSA對接近240萬特斯拉汽車展開調查，此前有四起FSD參與的事故報告。
The regulator said that it has identified four crash reports in which a Tesla experienced a crash after entering an area of "reduced roadway visibility" with FSD engaged. The reduced visibility, the regulator said, was caused by sun glare, fog, or airborne dust. In one of the crashes, the vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian, the regulator added.
監管機構表示，已確認了四起事故報告，特斯拉車輛在FSD啓動後進入「能見度降低的道路區域」後發生事故。監管機構表示，導致能見度降低的原因是陽光耀眼、霧氣或空氣中的灰塵。在其中一起事故中，車輛撞到並撞死了一位行人，監管機構補充說。
The regulator has now given Tesla time till Dec. 18 to answer its questions as part of the investigation and to furbish details of crashes that the company is aware of.
監管機構現在要求特斯拉在12月18日之前回答其調查中的問題，並提供公司知曉的事故細節。
Tesla issued a recall for over 2 million vehicles in the U.S. in December equipped with all versions of Autosteer (part of Tesla's suite of advanced driver assistance features called autopilot) after deeming the feature's controls to be insufficient to prevent misuse. The company said it would enhance its safeguards but NHTSA opened a probe in April to gauge the adequacy of the fix provided by the carmaker.
特斯拉在去年12月爲在美國配備所有版本Autosteer（特斯拉自家的一套愛文思控股高級駕駛輔助功能套件中的一部分）的200萬多輛車輛召回，認爲該功能的控制不足以防止誤用。公司表示將加強其安全措施，但NHTSA在四月份展開了一項調查，以評估汽車製造商提供的修復措施的適當性。
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