US asks Tesla about Musk tweet on driver monitoring function
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was in contact with Tesla about a tweet Chief Executive Elon Musk wrote about a driver monitoring function.
A Dec. 31 tweet suggested drivers with more than 10,000 miles using Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) software system should be able to disable the “steering wheel nag,” an alert that instructs drivers to hold the wheel to confirm they are paying attention. Musk responded: “Agreed, update coming in Jan.”
NHTSA Monday said it “is in contact with Tesla to gather additional information.” The Associated Press reported NHTSA’s statement earlier. Tesla did not immediately comment.
