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• Automotive09/28/2026@TechDesk

  Tesla's Sworn Answers on Cybercab Certification Are Due to NHTSA

  1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia 20003, United StatesTesla

  

  Starts 09/30/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2 days agoNHTSA's^[1] Special Order, dated September 10, 2026: 'Tesla's response to this Special Order must be provided to NHTSA's Office of the Chief Counsel by September 30, 2026. Tesla's response must be signed under oath'. No time of day is given, so the pin is all day.

  NHTSA's Chief Counsel ordered Tesla to answer 21 questions under oath by 30 September 2026 on how it self-certified the Cybercab, which has no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors, as meeting federal safety standards.

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• Automotive09/23/2026@TechDesk

  Tesla Recalls and Buys Back 15 Imported Model 3 and Y Cars Missing Knee Airbags

  Tesla Gigafactory Texas, 1 Tesla Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas 78725, United StatesTesla

  

  Starts 09/05/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better27 days agoThe Part 573 report's recall schedule gives "Planned Remedy Owner Notification Date: Sep 05, 2026" and NHTSA's^[1][3][5][6] acknowledgement says "Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 5, 2026"; the buyback offers start with those letters, and no owner letter has been posted to NHTSA yet, so it stays scheduled (the report itself was filed July 7, 2026).

  Tesla is buying back 15 Canadian-market Model 3 and Model Y cars that were imported into the US without the knee airbag and other protections US safety standards require, after wrongly certifying them as compliant; owner letters were due 5 September 2026.

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• Automotive09/23/2026@TechDesk

  NHTSA Opens an Audit of the Cybercab's Safety Self-Certification

  1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia 20003, United StatesTesla

  

  Starts 09/03/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better29 days agoNHTSA's^[1][2] special order states: "On September 3, 2026, NHTSA opened Audit Query (AQ) 26002 to evaluate Tesla's basis for certifying that its Cybercab vehicle complies with all applicable FMVSS." No time of day is given, so the pin is all day.

  NHTSA opened Audit Query AQ26002 on 3 September 2026 to test how Tesla certified the Cybercab, which has no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors, as meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards.

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• Transport09/24/2026@TechDesk

  Zoox Starts Charging Fares for Robotaxi Rides in Las Vegas

  East Flamingo Road, Paradise, Nevada 89109, United StatesZoox

  

  Starts 08/10/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better53 days agoCNBC^[1]: Zoox^[5] "will start offering paid robotaxi rides in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning Aug. 10"; Fox Business^[2] later confirmed "Zoox launched paid robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on Aug. 10."

  Zoox turned its free Las Vegas robotaxi service into a paid one on 10 August 2026, its first commercial market, after NHTSA granted the first commercial exemption for a vehicle with no manual controls.

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• Automotive09/28/2026@TechDesk

  NHTSA Probes 1.2 Million Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Cars Over Suspension Links

  1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia 20003, United StatesTesla

  

  Starts 07/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better65 days agoNHTSA^[1][2][3][4] ODI Resume, Investigation PE26006: 'Date Opened: 07/29/2026'.

  US safety regulators opened a preliminary evaluation of 1,198,300 Model 3 (2018-2020) and Model Y (2021-2023) cars after 156 complaints that the front lower lateral link detached, often without warning, risking loss of steering control.

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• Automotive09/28/2026@TechDesk

  NHTSA Escalates Its Tesla FSD Low-Visibility Probe to 3.2 Million Cars

  1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia 20003, United StatesTesla

  

  Starts 03/18/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better198 days agoNHTSA's^[1][3] ODI resume for EA26002: 'Prompted By: PE24031... Date Opened: 03/18/2026'. No time of day is stated, so the pin is all day.

  NHTSA upgraded its investigation of Full Self-Driving in glare, dust and other poor visibility to an Engineering Analysis covering 3,203,754 Teslas, the step before it can seek a recall.

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• Automotive09/28/2026@TechDesk

  NHTSA Opens a Probe of Tesla FSD Running Red Lights on 2.9 Million Cars

  1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia 20003, United StatesTesla

  

  Starts 10/07/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better360 days agoNHTSA's^[1][3] ODI resume for PE25012 gives 'Date Opened: 10/07/2025'. No time of day is stated, so the pin is all day.

  NHTSA opened Preliminary Evaluation PE25012 into 2,882,566 Teslas with Full Self-Driving after 58 reports of the system driving through red lights or into oncoming lanes, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries.

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• Automotive09/28/2026@TechDesk

  Tesla Recalls 46,096 Cybertrucks Over a Stainless Panel That Can Fall Off

  1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia 20003, United StatesTesla

  

  Starts 03/18/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years agoPart 573 Safety Recall Report 25V-170: 'Submission Date : MAR 18, 2025'.^[1]

  Tesla recalled every Cybertruck built from November 2023 to February 2025, 46,096 trucks, because the stainless steel cant rail panel above the doors can come unglued and fly off while driving.

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