US feds reviewing Elon Musk tweet about disabling driver monitoring

An advertisement promotes Tesla Autopilot at a showroom of US car manufacturer Tesla in Zurich, Switzerland. Last week, the agency said the issue is now part of a broader investigation into at least 14 Teslas that have crashed into emergency vehicles while using the Autopilot driver assist system. — Reuters

DETROIT: A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from US safety regulators.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says it asked Tesla for more information about the tweet. Last week, the agency said the issue is now part of a broader investigation into at least 14 Teslas that have crashed into emergency vehicles while using the Autopilot driver assist system.