Description: Tesla's "Actually Smart Summon" feature, a remote parking system controlled via a smartphone app, reportedly failed to detect obstacles such as cars, walls, and parking signs, resulting in at least 16 collision incidents. The NHTSA is investigating safety concerns, including delayed user response times, potential overreliance on camera-only navigation, and noncompliance with crash reporting rules.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Tesla and Actually Smart Summon developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Tesla users.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Tesla and Actually Smart Summon
Incident Stats
Incident ID
889
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2025-01-07
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
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washingtonpost.com · 2025
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Federal transportation regulators are investigating about 2.6 million Tesla vehicles over a vehicle-summoning feature that failed to recognize posts or parked vehicles, leading to accidents.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio…
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theverge.com · 2025
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The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Tesla’s “Actual Smart Summon” remote parking feature after several crash incidents were reported.
NHTSA says it has received reports of 16 incidents involving T…
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