FILE - The institution logo is shown astatine the apical of a supercharger for Tesla automobiles adjacent shops Feb. 25, 2021 successful Boulder, Colo. Tesla's quarterly nett has surpassed $1 cardinal for the archetypal clip acknowledgment to the electrical car pioneer's quality to navigate done a pandemic-driven machine spot shortage that has caused large headaches for different automakers. The fiscal milestone announced Monday, July 26, 2021 extended a two-year tally of prosperity that has erased questions astir Teslas semipermanent viability raised during its aboriginal years of losses and accumulation problems. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)

FILE - The institution logo is shown astatine the apical of a supercharger for Tesla automobiles adjacent shops Feb. 25, 2021 successful Boulder, Colo. Tesla's quarterly nett has surpassed $1 cardinal for the archetypal clip acknowledgment to the electrical car pioneer's quality to navigate done a pandemic-driven machine spot shortage that has caused large headaches for different automakers. The fiscal milestone announced Monday, July 26, 2021 extended a two-year tally of prosperity that has erased questions astir Teslas semipermanent viability raised during its aboriginal years of losses and accumulation problems. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

DETROIT – The U.S. authorities has opened a ceremonial probe into Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving system, saying it has occupation spotting parked exigency vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the enactment Monday successful a posting connected its website.

The bureau says it has identified 11 crashes since 2018 successful which Teslas connected Autopilot oregon Traffic Aware Cruise Control person deed vehicles with flashing lights, flares, an illuminated arrow committee oregon cones informing of hazards.

The probe covers the Models Y, X, S and 3 from the 2014 done 2021 exemplary years.

Autopilot has often been misused by Tesla drivers, who person been caught driving drunk oregon adjacent riding successful the backmost spot portion a car rolled down a California highway.

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