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There's no sudden acceleration problem with Tesla, feds say

NHTSA found no defect causing sudden acceleration, attributing crashes to driver error, but expanded its probe on Tesla's Full Self-Driving system after identifying camera visibility issues in 15 crashes.

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It's good news, but another federal Tesla defect probe deepened this week.

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One-Pedal Driving Isn't A Safety Issue: Feds

The NHTSA found that Tesla's one-pedal driving wasn't the cause behind claims of unintended acceleration, marking it safe from a potential recall.

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There's no sudden acceleration problem with Tesla, feds say

It's good news, but another federal Tesla defect probe deepened this week.

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Ars Technica broke the news in United States on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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