NHTSA Escalates Tesla Cybercab Probe With Sworn Testimony Demand

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• › NHTSA orders Tesla to prove its Cybercab is legal to sell, under oath electrek.co

  Electrek reports that Tesla faces potential penalties up to $139 million for false or incomplete answers to NHTSA's questions.

• › Foot-Brake Rule Still Applies: NHTSA Puts Tesla Cybercab Under Sworn Oath techtimes.com

  TechTimes reports that NHTSA's investigation contrasts Tesla's self-certification approach with Zoox's formal exemption process under Part 555, suggesting Tesla may have circumvented the standard regulatory pathway for vehicles lacking conventional controls.

• › NHTSA just escalated its Tesla Cybercab investigation in a big way teslarati.com

  Teslarati reports that NHTSA's Special Order carries potential civil penalties up to $139 million if Tesla's certification is found to be flawed.

• › NHTSA just escalated its Tesla Cybercab investigation in a big way teslarati.com

  Teslarati reports that the escalation converts NHTSA's fact-finding audit into a legally enforceable demand with potential civil penalties reaching $139 million if Tesla's certification is found flawed.

• › NHTSA Just Ordered Tesla to Prove the Cybercab Is Legal to Sell gadgetreview.com

  Gadgetreview reports the Special Order AQ26002 specifically covers approximately 1,000 Cybercabs currently operating in Austin and directly challenges whether Tesla had legal authority to self-certify the vehicle against federal standards written for driver-operated cars.