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The allegations against the world’s most valuable automaker stem from a middle of the night crash in November 2024 on a residential street in the San Francisco suburb of Piedmont.

The exemption Zoox is seeking would allow the company to operate as many as 2,500 self-driving cars on U.S. roads.

In multiple instances, the steel braided cable connecting the belt to the seat frame has frayed or broken.

Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s longtime design chief, said the company is looking to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently in separate locations.

Safety agency cites incidents in which exterior door handles stopped working and trapped children inside.

An instrument panel display failure has resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s aware of about 3,000 complaints alleging that 3.5 liter V-6 engines in Honda and Acura vehicles from the 2016 through 2020 model years failed because of faulty connecting rod bearings.

Delays of "several months or more" were noted in reporting crashes involving driver-assistance technology.

It's a sign that the safety regulator is keeping close tabs on Tesla's so-called Full Self-Driving technology.

U.S. auto safety regulators granted an exemption to federal vehicle safety standards for purpose-built driverless cars made by Zoox, the Transportation Department said in a statement.