Incident · Regulatory action
NHTSA investigates Tesla FSD over crashes in reduced visibility, including a fatality
NHTSA ODI investigation PE24031 (opened Oct 18 2024): FSD failed to detect/alert in reduced-visibility conditions (sun glare, fog, airborne dust); initial 4 crashes including a fatal Nov 2023 pedestrian strike, later expanded to 9; upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (reported Mar 18 2026). Cap-flag: the EA upgrade + ~3.2M fleet figure are trade-press-reported, not primary-PDF-confirmed; units estimate.
Occurred 2024-10-18 · Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) · Tesla
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- 2026-06-05 · outcome_class
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- What happened in NHTSA investigates Tesla FSD over crashes in reduced visibility, including a fatality?
- NHTSA ODI investigation PE24031 (opened Oct 18 2024): FSD failed to detect/alert in reduced-visibility conditions (sun glare, fog, airborne dust); initial 4 crashes including a fatal Nov 2023 pedestrian strike, later expanded to 9; upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (reported Mar 18 2026). Cap-flag: the EA upgrade + ~3.2M fleet figure are trade-press-reported, not primary-PDF-confirmed; units estimate.
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- The incident is recorded as occurring on October 18, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-24
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Last reviewed 2026-06-24
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