Tesla crash that killed a woman under US federal investigation A fatal crash involving a Tesla that drove into a home is being investigated by the US auto safety regulator. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a formal inquiry on Monday into the accident that occurred on 19 June in Texas, in which a Tesla sped off the road into a house. A woman who was inside the property was severely injured and died as a result, according to a report of the incident from local police. Police said the driver was not intoxicated, and he told investigators that the vehicle was operating with an automated driving assistance system at the time of the crash. "NHTSA is launching a special crash investigation into this crash," an agency spokesperson said. A representative of Tesla, which is owned by trillionaire Elon Musk, did not respond to a request for comment on the crash or the investigation. The fatal crash occurred around 20:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on Friday. The driver of a Tesla Model 3 "failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway, and struck the residence", the police report stated. In a statement given to local media the night of the crash, Sergeant Alex Turman of the Harris County Sheriff's Office said the vehicle "failed to turn right at an intersection and, at a high rate of speed, crashed directly into a house". The 76-year-old woman who was inside the home was struck in the crash and was taken to a hospital, but she died of her injuries, the officer added. In an interview with a local station of CBS, a BBC partner, the woman's daughter said she discovered her mother in the house after the crash. The woman lived with her daughter, son-in-law and their three
Jun 22, 2026 · via bbc.com
News Summary: - NVIDIA Halos for Robotics is the industry’s only full-stack, open robotics safety system, extending NVIDIA Halos’ proven autonomous vehicle safety to robotics and physical AI to give machines that sense, decide and act in the real world a single common safety architecture. - Safety is built in every layer, with NVIDIA IGX Thor and Holoscan Sensor Bridge for AI compute and sensor connectivity, the Halos OS software stack for safety functions and applications, and the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab to help partners prepare for third-party certification with confidence. - Humanoid robotics and physical AI innovator Agility is the first company to team with NVIDIA to incorporate elements of Halos for Robotics into its proprietary safety system, bringing a new standard of responsible automation to factories, warehouses and logistics operations. CHICAGO, June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Automate -- NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, the industry’s first full-stack, comprehensive safety system for robotics and physical AI that unifies AI compute and safety. Agility, a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company, is the first to use NVIDIA Halos for Robotics to build safety into its humanoids working in factories, warehouses and logistics operations for customers including Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. The next generation of autonomous robots will operate in dynamic environments alongside humans, using AI foundation models, accelerated compute and distributed sensors. Scaling these systems requires a full-stack safety architecture. NVIDIA Halos enables companies to rely on a standardized, unified safety architecture that connects AI compute, system software, sensor data, safety applications and inspection for robotic systems. “Physical AI is transforming how factories, warehouses and logistics operations work, and robotics teams need a unified safety architecture to scale autonomous systems into these environments,” said Deepu Talla, vice president of robotics
Jun 22, 2026 · via investor.nvidia.com
Waymo is recalling nearly 4000 autonomous rideshare vehicles after the California-based tech company's fifth-generation driving system repeatedly entered closed freeway construction zones. The recall, which was filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 17, includes 3871 Jaguar I-Pace units and focuses on Waymo's operating software. Federal regulators estimate that 100 percent of the 3871 units are liable to suffer from the issue. The core of the issue lies in the driving programming, which is tuned to prioritize avoiding other freeway hazards over closed construction areas, according to recall documents. "Under certain circumstances, the AV may enter and drive at speed in freeway construction zones due to inappropriately prioritizing the avoidance of other freeway hazards and/or failing to recognize the construction zone," the recall notice reads. The Mountain View-headquartered company first became aware of the problem on April 20, when Waymo's field safety committee began a series of meetings reviewing driving events in which the autonomous vehicles entered, or nearly entered, closed construction zones. Specifically, the AVs failed to recognize and drove past ramp closure signs into pre-planned freeway construction zones; Waymo recorded six of these events in April 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. In an additional seven incidents in May 2026 in San Francisco, California, the offending Waymos drove between cones designating lane closure in the adjacent lane due to the ADS inappropriately prioritizing the avoidance of other freeway hazards and/or failing to recognize the construction zone. Waymo's safety board reviewed these events altogether on June 1, 2026, and initiated a recall on June 8, 2026. As usual, the fix is a tweak to the operating software that drives the autonomous rideshare vehicles. Waymo says the new software improvements will avoid entering a construction zone, detect that the AV is within a construction zone, and add additional operational
Jun 22, 2026 · via autos.yahoo.com
Nearly 4,000 robotaxis recalled over risk of driving in construction zones Waymo issued a recall for almost 3,900 robotaxis nationwide related to a software problem that may result in vehicles traveling into a closed freeway construction zone while continuing to drive. This latest recall is the second from Waymo, which is based in California, in a little over a month, Reuters reported. Waymo robotaxi recall Dig deeper: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filed the new recall, and it’s connected to over a dozen incidents since April in California and Arizona involving Waymo autonomous vehicles that did not identify and drove past ramp closure signs into freeway construction zones and freeway lanes with active construction sites. RELATED: Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis for glitch that may allow vehicles to drive into standing water Reuters reported that Waymo enforced freeway driving limitations until it began using improved awareness and responses to freeway closures. Waymo also updated vehicle software to prevent the cars from driving into construction zones. Waymo statement on the recall What they're saying: In a statement obtained by Reuters, Waymo stated last week that it had "identified an area of improvement regarding performance around freeway construction zones. We voluntarily restricted freeway operations last month while making improvements." Have Waymo vehicles been involved in other incidents? Big picture view: In May, Waymo pulled 3,800 robotaixs due to the vehicles entering flooded roads with higher speed limits. Separately on April 20, a Waymo car traveled into a flooded lane in San Antonio, Texas during severe weather. According to Reuters, Waymo stated that the vehicle was unoccupied and no one was injured. However, the incident compelled the organization to evaluate similar circumstances involving high speeds and impassable flooded roads. RELATED: Waymo recalls over 1,200 self-driving cars after minor crashes In the past
Jun 22, 2026 · via livenowfox.com
Autonomous Vehicles Solve (and Create) Problems for Ports Autonomous vehicles are increasingly sophisticated defensive tools for ports wanting to protect against maritime threats - including attacks from other autonomous vehicles. In December 15 last year, the Security Service of Ukraine reported that its underwater drone had struck a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk. The incident highlighted just how sophisticated potential threats have become. Harbor cameras were likely hacked, providing real-time visual evidence of the attack, with associated AI possibly identifying and guiding the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to its target. The value of AI is evidenced by the many technology partnerships that are forming between platform, software and sensor creators. Late last year, Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) announced a partnership with Mythos AI to integrate AI-driven autonomy software across OPT’s fleet of WAM-V autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs). These vehicles leverage real-time edge processing, multi-sensor fusion and adaptive learning for enhanced situational awareness, obstacle avoidance and multi-vehicle coordination. Dr. Fritz Stahr, chief technology officer at Open Ocean Robotics, says the integration of AI to analyze data streams from autonomous vehicles is transforming the field. Enhanced Horizon, Open Ocean Robotics' AI-driven analytics took kit, delivers real-time object detection, classification, and tracking using optical and thermal cameras, giving operators immediate situational awareness above the surface. For underwater intelligence, Underwater Listener is an AI-enabled acoustic monitoring system that detects and visualizes underwater sounds in real time. It captures acoustic activity from sources such as ship engines, marine mammals, and underwater machinery, streaming insights directly to XplorerView. As Shane Swiderek, Product Marketing Manager of Sofar Ocean, points out: “Detection only matters if it's fast enough to act on. Real-time processing at the sensor closes the gap between identifying a threat and responding to it.” One of the most pressing challenges is having a clear, real-time understanding
Jun 22, 2026 · via marinelink.com
'It went through the cones and then sped up straight away' SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco resident Elliot Slade had a terrifying experience on a Waymo ride back to the city last month. Slade says he was about five minutes into a journey along Highway 101 when his Waymo came into a construction zone. He says while the car first tried merging into other lanes, it eventually drove into the construction zone itself before taking off. "There were signs. There were lights. There were cones. And it went through the cones and then sped up straight away," Slade said. To make matters even worse, Slade said a nearby highway patrol car began chasing them after seeing what was going on. "Shouting, 'Stop Waymo. Stop Waymo. Stop Waymo.' We're like- what the heck is going on?" Slade said. Slade says the Waymo eventually left the construction zone and then took an exit off of the freeway into a residential neighborhood. Instances like these are what's led Waymo to recall the software for almost 4,000 cars, according to notices filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Records show there were seven cases on Bay Area roads just in one day last month. In a statement sent to San Francisco ABC affiliate KGO, Waymo says they've identified improvement areas for their cars in construction zones. They've also voluntarily restricted freeway access while they implement those improvements. It's a move supported by Slade, who says he and his fiancé even feared for their lives. "In that moment it's like, 'oh this technology is not ready. This is 100% not ready.' If something else had gone wrong, someone in that road might have got hit. We might have crashed in the car," Slade said. Autonomous vehicle experts say while issues will happen with new
Jun 22, 2026 · via abc7.com
Over the past few years, we’ve seen computerized systems meddle with many things. Reasonable expectations of privacy, your ability to do your job without wading through whichever program management’s foisted on you this quarter, even the concept of reality judging by how many people seem to fall for AI-generated images. Now they appear to be coming for the art of driving fast. The first officially invigilated autonomous Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record has been set, and it’s a bit underwhelming. The weapon of choice for this record-setting run was the Xiaomi YU7 GT with the optional track package, an electron-fed 1,003-horsepower super-SUV from a brand that briefly held the Nürburgring EV record. We’re talking epic figures here: zero-to-60 mph in under three seconds, a top speed of 186 MPH, and a human-piloted Nordschleife time of 7:22.755. With hardware like that, we should be in for a reasonably quick autonomous lap, right? The good news is that it did manage to go ’round without crashing despite nobody sitting in the driver’s seat. The bad news is that its record-setting time came out to 10 minutes and 29.483 seconds. Given the Nordschleife’s 12.944-mile length, a lap time of 10:29.483 works out to an average speed of 74.09 MPH. That’s 119.23 km/h in metric. Granted, the autonomous YU7 GT did manage to beat some stuff. It’s quicker than a Ligier or a Trabant or a Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG. However, it’s not slower than perhaps the most culturally-known Nürburgring lap in a slow-ish car. Remember on “Top Gear” when Jeremy Clarkson ran a 9:59 lap in a diesel Jaguar S-Type? That wasn’t actually a full-length lap, but instead a “bridge-to-gantry” lap from the first bridge after the join to the last gantry before the exit on open days. If we’re ballparking based on the onboard
Jun 22, 2026 · via theautopian.com
Tata Electronics, an Indian electronics and semiconductor manufacturer and a key supplier to Apple and Tesla, among other tech giants, confirmed a data breach weeks after files purportedly obtained from the company appeared on a hacker forum. The confirmation comes as the hacker forum listing claims to offer more than 630GB of data allegedly stolen from Tata Electronics, comprising over 204,300 files. A review of a sample of the files by TechCrunch found what appear to be Apple supplier specifications and Tesla manufacturing documents. The authenticity, provenance, and completeness of the data could not be independently verified. Founded in 2020, Tata Electronics has emerged as a key player in India’s push to expand electronics manufacturing and semiconductor production. The company operates facilities across India and employs more than 75,000 people, per its parent company’s website. Tata has forged partnerships with global companies, including Apple, ASML, Intel, Qualcomm, and Tesla as manufacturers diversify supply chains beyond China and increasingly turn to India as an alternative production hub. Cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia told TechCrunch that the data advertised on the forum included Outlook email conversations, SAP-related information, and documents purportedly linked to some of Tata Electronics’ customers, including Apple and Tesla. A Tata Electronics spokesperson confirmed the incident in a statement to TechCrunch, saying the company had identified a cybersecurity incident on some of its systems “a few weeks ago” and had immediately activated its response protocols. The spokesperson added that the incident had “no impact on our operations across businesses, which remain unaffected.” However, the company declined to answer questions about the nature of the compromised data, the number of affected individuals or organizations, whether customers had been notified, and whether any information belonging to clients such as Apple and Tesla was exposed. Reuters reported that Tata Electronics informed some employees
Jun 22, 2026 · via techcrunch.com
On 17 June 2026, the Department for Transport and the UK government’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles opened a new consultation inviting views from any interested parties on its draft statement of safety principles for automated vehicles [Automated vehicles: statement of safety principles consultation – GOV.UK]. The statement is a requirement under section 2 of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024, which established the legal basis for the regulation of automated self-driving vehicles on the roads in Great Britain. Once finalised, the statement will set out the key safety principles which the Secretary of State will apply when assessing whether a vehicle should be considered capable of travelling autonomously and safely, with the overriding objectives being that: - any automated vehicle which is authorised to operate on the roads will achieve a level of safety equivalent to, or higher than, that of careful and competent human drivers; and - road safety will be better as a result of the use of automated vehicles on the roads than it would otherwise be. The draft statement proposes 10 key principles which any automated vehicle would be required to meet in order to be considered for authorisation to operate on the roads: - Self-driving vehicles should use the road in accordance with traffic laws and the Highway Code - Self-driving vehicles should comply with road traffic laws, speed limits, signage, road markings and any temporary restrictions such as roadworks or diversions. - Self-driving vehicles should maintain control over the vehicle at all times. - This includes performing the driving task smoothly, safely and in a stable manner, including during unexpected events or rapidly changing conditions. - Self-driving vehicles should predict, detect and respond to hazards proactively - This includes predicting and detecting potential or existing hazards and taking safe, timely and contextually appropriate
Jun 22, 2026 · via natlawreview.com
Zoox, an autonomous vehicle company, is coming to North Texas.
The company contacted state regulators to let them know that autonomous testing of their fleet, with a safety operator, will commence this month. The fleet is only twelve vehicles.
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Zoox says they've also worked with city officials on first responder training, and they plan to work with the city more later this year.
Zoox currently operates in Las Vegas, the San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, and Miami, with testing underway in six more cities, including Phoenix.
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Zoox did not say how much of the city it mapped; Waymo launched operations earlier this year and runs from Bishop Arts to just south of Dallas Love Field. Tesla's robotaxis are available in Dallas, but only north of I-30. It's unclear how the companies choose the areas designated for testing.
Uber, through partnership with Avride, also offers driverless taxis in Dallas.
Zoox tested for two years in Las Vegas before launching routes.
Jun 22, 2026 · via nbcdfw.com
Last month, a collection of rumors and trademark filings suggested that the reveal of a manual variant of the Ferrari 12Cilindri could be imminent. The suggested date at the 24 Hours of Le Mans came and went without any debuts, but a new quote from Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna and a very intriguing new patent filing indicate that a reveal may still be imminent. According to Autocar, during a conversation with U.S. dealers in Las Vegas, Vigna hinted at an early July debut of a major new development for Ferrari. Vigna reportedly said that the public "will see something new where we put together something from the past with eyes on the future" in "a few weeks," adding that the group should "wait until the fourth of July." That claim does not necessarily confirm any specific model, but a modern Ferrari with a manual certainly would seem to fit the description. The patent filing, on the other hand, seems to hint far more clearly at a gated manual gearbox in an existing Ferrari. First noted by CarBuzz, the filing for a "control tower of a gearbox for road vehicles" submitted by Ferrari and published on June 11th, includes a clear rendering of a manual gear selector. Notably, the term "gear selector" here is more literal than usual; the patent seems to describe a control mechanism to allow a gated, H-pattern system to remotely command an existing dual-clutch or automated transmission, rather than connect directly to the gearbox as in a more conventional manual. The patent illustration depicts a gated manual-style selector with six numbered notches, as well as a series of small buttons surrounding it marked "M," "R," "N," and "D." Presumably, these individual buttons are designed to place the transmission in Manual, Reverse, Neutral, and Drive. Another Ferrari patent
Jun 22, 2026 · via roadandtrack.com
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Jun 22, 2026 · via autonews.com
Google-backed Waymo recalled 3,871 robotaxis in the United States after a software glitch sent vehicles into closed freeway construction zones, the second recall in weeks for Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit. That is the figure rattling around the news cycle, and the one a retirement-minded shareholder of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL | GOOGL Price Prediction) is supposed to look at and wonder whether the self-driving dream is finally cracking. Set it next to a different Waymo figure CEO Sundar Pichai shared on the April 29, 2026 earnings call, when he said he was pleased to see Waymo “surpass 500,000 fully autonomous rides a week”, and the recall starts to look like a speed bump. What it means operationally Waymo lives inside Alphabet’s Other Bets segment, which posted $411 million in Q1 2026 revenue against an operating loss profile that widened to $3.6 billion in the prior quarter. So this is the part of Alphabet that bleeds cash to fund the long game. The recall, in that context, is a software patch for fewer than four thousand cars inside a fleet already running half a million paid rides a week. It is a quality-control event, the kind autonomous vehicle developers have been signaling for years would be part of the road to scale. The capital backing the project keeps growing. Alphabet led a $16 billion Waymo investment round in February 2026, and the parent company is plowing $35.67 billion into capex in a single quarter. This is more than double the year-ago figure, with full-year 2026 guidance of $175-$185 billion. A company spending that aggressively on AI and infrastructure can absorb a software recall. Market reaction Shares of GOOGL is now below $350. Over one week the stock is down nearly 6%. Year to date it is up 10%, and over the past twelve
Jun 22, 2026 · via 247wallst.com
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – More than 280 members of the automotive research community from across academia, government and industry came together this month for one of the Army’s chief investments in science and technology, and critical driver of future force readiness. Held June 10-11, the 32nd Automotive Research Center Annual Program Review provided updates to community partners on current projects and research advances, while demonstrating how collaboration, digital engineering, and modeling and simulation continue to directly solve Army problems and shape operational capabilities. “The technologies you are all spearheading will help prepare our military for the battlefield of the future,” said U.S. Sen. Gary Peters during opening remarks. ARC is a U.S. Army Center of Excellence for the modeling and simulation of ground vehicles, led by the University of Michigan. It operates under a Quad structure—in which Army scientists, academic investigators, industry engineers, and graduate students combine efforts to solve scientific problems such as autonomy, power and energy management, mobility, and system survivability of ground vehicles. In this way, ARC serves as a bridge between research and real-world defense applications. The Quad model also supports the Army’s digital engineering transformation by enabling partners to work from shared models, data environments, and simulation tools, helping accelerate the transition of emerging technologies into operational capabilities. “The ARC remains uniquely positioned to support this mission,” said Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist for U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), who has been involved with ARC since its inception. “The Quad model is one of ARC’s greatest strengths,” Gorsich said. “It creates an environment where promising ideas mature faster and transition more effectively from research to capability. That ability to connect research, development, and experimentation is critical to delivering new technologies to Soldiers.” According to Gorsich, the ARC portfolio aligns with the technical
Jun 22, 2026 · via army.mil
Army looking toward autonomous robots to recover its downed vehicles from combat zones The Army is looking for an autonomous ground vehicle to get its broken platforms out of combat zones, the service said in a notice last week, as it continues exploring the use of robots for difficult battlefield tasks. In a request for information posted June 17, officials said the service was interested in a “robust, ruggedized” vehicle to help recover disabled equipment in contested environments. The vehicle should be able to execute recovery missions in denied network conditions while reducing the number of soldiers needed to participate without draining resources on the operating unit. The service has been experimenting with ground robots for various tasks such as medical evacuations and logistics resupply, often looking to Ukraine for solutions after Kyiv significantly bolstered its use of unmanned ground vehicles for such missions amid the war with Russia. Traditional vehicle recovery is time-and-resource intensive, as the Army’s notice suggests, made worse by the inherent dangers of combat zones. DefenseScoop previously reported on the service’s efforts to use UGVs for the “last tactical mile,” which is considered the final space between support units and forward lines where equipment, ammunition, supplies and casualties pass “under the greatest threat from enemy observation and fires,” the Army said. “Current vehicle recovery operations in contested environments are resource-intensive and expose soldiers to adversarial threats,” officials wrote in the new RFI. “These missions require significant manpower, including specialized maintenance and security teams, and are fundamentally constrained by human endurance limits.” If vehicle crews cannot move themselves, even with the assistance of similar, but functioning platforms, units will deploy dedicated recovery assets specifically designed to pull them out, according to service doctrine. Once deployed, those teams — replete with mechanics, parts, winches, tows, and other equipment
Jun 22, 2026 · via defensescoop.com
New Jersey could soon allow driverless cars on its roads. State lawmakers are weighing a bill that would establish a three-year pilot program to test the safety and security of autonomous vehicles in the Garden State. Under the test program, drivers would be required to sit in the driver’s seat while the car operates, giving them the ability to take manual control at any time. The bill would also create a task force to oversee the program and gather feedback from the public. “It sounds cool, but I just think about like the actual human, it’s taking away from humans," a Jersey City resident told News 12. "When things are already established, I’ll take part in it, but when things are still in the testing stage, I don’t want to be like one of the crash dummies." Autonomous vehicle company Waymo already operates in several major U.S. cities. However, some residents who live in more populated areas of New Jersey said they’re unsure how well the technology would translate locally. “[Los Angeles] is so driver-friendly, and areas like this aren’t. So it’d be interesting to see if they adapt their technology or put safety precautions in place, or like if they’d be willing to do that,” said a Hoboken resident. Others said they see potential benefits, especially when it comes to accessibility. “I think it’s a good idea to help people out,” a Bloomfield resident said. Some residents also mentioned that driverless cars could offer an alternative to public transportation. “It will probably hopefully cut some costs. Ubers are pretty expensive here," a Hoboken man said. "Especially with the PATH being a little inconsistent, especially after hours on Fridays and then all-day Saturdays as well. Just the consistency that Uber could get you would be pretty cool if they had
Jun 22, 2026 · via newjersey.news12.com
Phoenix bar brawl leaves man fighting for his life, Waymo car smashed PHOENIX - A late-night brawl outside an Irish pub in north Phoenix has left one man fighting for his life and several others in police custody, authorities said Sunday. The June 21 incident, which remains under active investigation, also involved the damage of a Waymo autonomous vehicle. The damaged windshield of a Waymo autonomous vehicle is seen following a late-night altercation in north Phoenix. (FOX 10) What we know: According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers responded to the Dubliner Irish Pub near 40th Street and Thunderbird Road at approximately 2:04 a.m. following reports of a fight. When police arrived at the scene, they quickly detained multiple adults. The Phoenix Fire Department responded to treat the injured. One man was taken to a local hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries. Phoenix Police Crime Scene Response Unit vans are parked at a taped-off shopping plaza near 40th Street and Thunderbird Road. (FOX 10) Dig deeper: While investigators are still trying to piece together what sparked the violent confrontation, police confirmed that a Waymo self-driving vehicle became part of the crime scene. At some point during the brawl, a person was inside the Waymo, causing significant damage to the vehicle. Footage captured at the scene Sunday morning showed a Phoenix police technician dusting a Waymo vehicle for fingerprints. The autonomous car suffered a shattered window during the incident. A Phoenix police forensics technician takes notes while investigating the scene of a violent fight involving a Waymo. (FOX 10) What we don't know: Police have not yet released the identities of those detained or the condition of the man who was hospitalized. Map of the area: The Source: Information in this story was gathered from the Phoenix Police Department.
Jun 21, 2026 · via fox10phoenix.com
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Jun 21, 2026 · via youtube.com
Renewed scrutiny of Tesla's driver-assist technology following a fatal crash carries reputational and regulatory risk for the stock, particularly given the company's ongoing push toward full self-driving and robotaxi ambitions. Headline risk tends to be short-lived for TSLA absent confirmed system fault or regulatory action, but any indication from investigators that the automated system contributed to the crash could reignite NHTSA scrutiny and weigh on sentiment. Markets will likely look past the incident in the near term given no charges have been filed, though it adds to a growing list of safety-related headlines the company has had to manage this year. Tesla driver Michael Butler was using an automated driving system when his car crashed into a Katy, Texas home, killing resident M. Avila. No charges filed yet. Summary: According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office: - Michael Butler was driving his Tesla Model 3 in Katy, Texas around 8pm Friday using an automated driving assistance system - The vehicle failed to stay in its lane, left the roadway and struck a brick residence at high speed - M. Avila, who was inside the home, was airlifted to hospital and later pronounced dead - Butler was injured but showed no signs of intoxication and is cooperating with investigators - No charges had been filed as of Saturday afternoon, with the investigation ongoing Just awful news that a woman has died after a Tesla operating with an automated driving assistance system crashed into a home in Katy, Texas on Friday night, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said driver Michael Butler was travelling in his Tesla Model 3 around 8pm local time when the vehicle failed to remain in a single lane, left the roadway and struck the residence at high speed. The car entered through the brick exterior
Jun 21, 2026 · via investinglive.com
- The 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee offers a Level 2 hands-free driving system. - It operates on more than 200,000 miles of compatible roads in North America. - The system works remarkably well, but feels overly cautious sometimes. When you think about semi-autonomous driving systems, what comes to mind? Most likely Tesla’s Full-Self Driving, GM’s Super Cruise, or Ford’s Blue Cruise. While those are the best-known systems on the market, they’re far from the only options. Stellantis launched their Hands–Free Active Driving Assist system a few years ago, but it’s largely flown under the radar. Review: I Tried Out GM’s Smarter Super Cruise And It Feels Promising Part of this can be chalked up to the fact that Hands–Free Active Driving Assist is only available on a handful of models including the Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500. That’s a shame because, after hundreds of miles traveling hands-free, it’s clear the system works remarkably well. Like other Level 2 semi-autonomous driving systems, Hands–Free Active Driving Assist uses a series of cameras, sensors, and radar to monitor lane markings and your surroundings. It also has a driver monitoring camera mounted on top of the steering wheel, which ensures you’re paying attention when the vehicle is driving itself. Hands–Free Active Driving Assist works on over 200,000 miles (321,869 km) of roads in North America and using it is pretty straight forward. When driving on the highway, you tap a button on the steering wheel to activate the system, and then set your speed. If you’re on a compatible road, the instrument cluster surround will turn green as will an icon. In the 2026 Grand Cherokee, there are a couple of cluster display options, including one that shows detailed driver assistance information. This was my preferred setup as the display made it clear when
Jun 21, 2026 · via carscoops.com