Tesla Gets Extension After Missing NHTSA Deadline For Autopilot Death Investigation

Tesla has been granted a one week extension by the National Highway

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by Brad Anderson

August 31, 2016 at 11:33

Tesla has been granted a one week extension by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after missing a deadline for an information request relating to the Model S Autopilot death.

Joshua Brown died when his Model S crashed into a trailer truck after the Autopilot system failed to notice the white colored truck against the brightly-lit sky.

On July 8, the NHTSA sent an information request to Tesla to provide details about the company’s alleged defects of the self-driving system’s Forward Collision Warning and Automatic Braking systems.

Business Insider reports Tesla was given until August 26 to submit this information but failed to do so. It now has until September 2 to complete the request.

Missing deadlines is nothing new for the electric automaker. In fact, it’s become rather notorious for it having delayed the launches of numerous models/variants in recent years.