Tesla is in trouble with the US government

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🗓️ 17 August 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Tesla is in trouble. The US government is investigating Autopilot, a feature that Elon Musk says could turn Teslas into fully self-driving cars. Tesla has had numerous issues with the Autopilot program, but this investigation — the biggest one yet — is specifically looking at crashes involving emergency vehicles. What does this inquiry mean for the company? Andrew Hawkins (@andyjayhawk), a senior transportation reporter at The Verge, explains. Read some of Recode’s coverage of Tesla. And read more of Andrew’s work at The Verge. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: Host: Adam Clark Estes (@adamclarkestes) Producer: Sofi LaLonde Engineer: Melissa Pons (Hemlock Creek Productions) Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.2	Tesla is in trouble.
0:45.4	The U.S. government is investigating autopilot, a feature that Elon Musk says could turn
0:50.0	Teslas into fully self-driving cars.
0:53.4	This is not the first time a safety agency has scrutinized Tesla for its self-driving technology.
0:58.2	That has been implicated in a number of fatal crashes in recent years.
1:01.9	But this is the broadest investigation, one that could possibly lead to a recall or
1:06.4	an overhaul of how autopilot works.
1:10.6	Andrew Hawkins is a senior transportation reporter at the Verge, and he's been following
1:13.8	the autopilot saga.
1:15.3	He joins us now.
1:17.3	Hey, Andrew.
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