NHTSA Bans Aftermarket Device That Removes Nanny Features From Tesla's Autopilot

NHTSA issued a cease-and-desist letter Tuesday to a company selling an aftermarket device that effectively disables a safety feature in Tesla Inc.'s Autopilot semiautonomous driver assist system.

"A product intended to circumvent motor vehicle safety and driver attentiveness is unacceptable," NHTSA Deputy Administrator Heidi King said in a statement. "By preventing the safety system from warning the driver to return hands to the wheel, this product disables an important safeguard, and could put customers and other road users at risk."

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TomM - 6/20/2018 10:20:21 AM

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However - there is NO possibility of trying to blame tesla if you deliberately try to defeat its systems. The AUTOPILOT BUDDY apparently was NEVER sold in the USA (by the company) - but today world trade makes that meaningless