US safety regulator says it is evaluating Tesla’s Cybercab rollout

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is evaluating the rollout of Tesla’s Cybercab after the robotaxi service began carrying passengers in limited areas of Austin. According to Reuters, the US safety regulator is in contact with Tesla to assess the situation. Furthermore, the NHTSA has opened a formal probe involving nearly 1,000 Tesla Cybercabs. This regulatory scrutiny follows the immediate deployment of the autonomous vehicles on public roads to ensure overall safety standards are met.