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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is asking Tesla for information about a new driver assistance mode, called “”.mad Max‘, which reportedly operates at high speed.
The US regulator’s investigation follows social media reports that vehicles using this more aggressive full self-driving system may exceed posted speed limits.
“NHTSA is in contact with the manufacturer to gather additional information,” the agency said. “The person behind the wheel is solely responsible for driving the vehicle Vehicle And to comply with all traffic safety laws.”
NHTSA opened one earlier this month Investigation Dozens of reports of traffic-safety violations and accidents led to the suspension of 2.9 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its FSD system.
NHTSA said at the beginning of the investigation that it was reviewing 58 reports of issues involving traffic safety violations when using FSDs, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but reposted a social media post last week that described Mad Max mode as “accelerating and weaving through traffic at incredible speeds, while still being super smooth. It makes your car drive like a sports car. If you’re running late, this is the mode for you.”
NHTSA said earlier this month that FSD — an assistance system that requires drivers to pay attention and intervene when needed — “led to vehicle behavior that violates traffic safety laws.”
The agency said it has six reports in which a Tesla vehicle operating with FSD, “approached an intersection with a red traffic signal, continued traveling through the intersection against a red light, and was subsequently involved in a crash with other motor vehicles.”
Tesla says FSD will “take you almost anywhere with your active supervision, with minimal intervention required” but it doesn’t make the car self-driving.
Tesla’s FSD, which is more advanced than its Autopilot system, has been under investigation by NHTSA for a year.
In October 2024, NHTSA began investigating 2.4 million Tesla vehicles with FSD after four collisions in low road visibility conditions.