NHTSA Staff Sought Ride in Tesla Robotaxis in Austin Last Month

Aug. 7, 2025, 10:37 AM UTC

The director of the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation sent Tesla a letter July 1 seeking more information about the carmaker’s robotaxi service in Austin.

  • NHTSA uploaded a copy of the email to its website on Thursday, along with a filing saying that Tesla had responded to its inquiries during meetings last week
    • Agency says in the filing that Tesla’s response is subject to a request for confidential treatment and no public version of the response is available
  • NHTSA sought information about the size of the fleet of vehicles Tesla was operating, the anticipated date ...





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