Shares of the American company TESLA began to fall, after the United States began to investigate the operation of the autopilot of electric vehicles. At the opening of trading on Monday, August 18, securities fell by 4.31 percent, then the drop accelerated to 4.45 percent – up to 685.23 dollars per piece, and then up to five percent (681.01 dollars per share). This is evidenced by trading data.
The reason for the collapse of the shares was the investigation on the safety of electric vehicles. National Security Management on US Tracks (NHTSA) Start a check due to several accidents involving TESLA cars on autopilot. This applies to models Y, X, S and 3 with Tesla AutoPilot and Traffic-Aware Cruise Control systems – only 765 thousand cars – almost all sold in the United States since 2014.
The authorities have suspicions that, when driving with an inclusive autopilot or cruise control, cars often incorrectly recognize parked road services and emergency care. In total, since 2018, 11 such accidents were revealed, mostly evening and night. Tesla crashed into machines with flashing lights, signal lights and glowing board with arrows.