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Fisher said the change by the federal agency prompted Consumer Reports’ actions, not any of its own testing.
“NHTSA only includes check marks for the technologies on a vehicle model that have been either verified by NHTSA or reported by the vehicle manufacturers as meeting NHTSA’s performance criteria,” said a statement from NHTSA about its action. “We removed the check mark because we have no test results for Tesla’s recent changes.”
The IIHS said it plans to conduct tests soon on the new camera-only system, and that it is possible it will restore the rating.
Consumer Reports Drops ‘Top Pick’ Rating for Tesla Model 3 By David Shepardson | May 27, 2021
WASHINGTON Tesla’s decision to remove radar sensors from two of its U.S. vehicles has cost it top safety ratings from a widely followed insurance industry group and the influential Consumer Reports magazine.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built after April 27 will no longer be labeled as having some advanced safety features after the automaker said it was removing radar sensors to transition to a camera-based Autopilot system.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety also plans to remove the Model 3’s Top Safety Pick+ designation for vehicles built after April 27, a spokesman confirmed, adding it plans to evaluate Tesla’s new system.
Consumer Reports and IIHS are taking away top safety endorsements from Tesla, after the company’s move from radar to vision-based driver assistance systems.
Consumer Reports drops ‘top pick’ rating for Tesla Model 3
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020./File Photo
May 28, 2021
By David Shepardson and Hyunjoo Jin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tesla’s decision to drop radar sensors from two of its U.S. vehicles has cost it top safety ratings from a widely followed insurance industry group and the influential Consumer Reports magazine.
The move came a day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built after April 27 will no longer be labeled as having some advanced safety features after the automaker said it would transition to a camera-based Autopilot system.