NHTSA opens investigation into comma.ai after multiple deaths and injuries
Federal regulators say they are aware of five crashes in which vehicles equipped with comma.ai driver-assist devices struck slow-moving or stopped vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into comma.ai, a maker of aftermarket driver-assistance devices, following multiple deaths and injuries linked to its products, according to Ars Technica.
Federal regulators said they are aware of five crashes in which vehicles equipped with comma.ai devices struck slow-moving or stopped vehicles ahead of them.
Aftermarket driver-assist under scrutiny
Comma.ai sells hardware and software that can be installed in certain vehicles to add driver-assistance functions similar to those found in factory-installed systems from automakers. Because these systems are added after a vehicle leaves the factory, they fall outside some of the direct oversight that applies to built-in advanced driver-assistance systems, a distinction that has drawn attention from safety regulators.
The report does not specify the exact models or years of vehicles involved in the crashes cited by NHTSA, nor does it detail the total number of injuries or fatalities beyond describing the incidents as involving multiple deaths and injuries.
An NHTSA investigation can lead to a range of outcomes, including a formal recall request, safety recommendations, or a determination that no further regulatory action is warranted, depending on what investigators find.
Comma.ai had not issued a detailed public response to the investigation at the time of the report.
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