After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai
PE26007 After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai Feds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation says it knows of five crashes in which drivers using devices from comma.ai crashed into stopped or slow-moving cars. Two of the crashes resulted in three deaths, and 11 people were injured in four of the five crashes, some seriously.
- ▪PE26007 After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai Feds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles.
- ▪The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation says it knows of five crashes in which drivers using devices from comma.ai crashed into stopped or slow-moving cars.
- ▪Two of the crashes resulted in three deaths, and 11 people were injured in four of the five crashes, some seriously.
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PE26007 After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai Feds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Sep 23, 2026 10:20 am | 29 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Aftermarket devices that can boost or augment a vehicle’s native advanced driver assistance systems are the target of a new federal investigation this week. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation says it knows of five crashes in which drivers using devices from comma.ai crashed into stopped or slow-moving cars.
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