The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into 2.56 million Tesla vehicles after several crashes involving the

The investigation into the summons feature likely comes as a blow to Tesla, which has been trying to advance its driverless capabilities lately. In a somewhat controversial move, Tesla's summons feature relies on a camera-only approach, as opposed to competitors using lidar, radar and cameras for driverless capabilities.

The “Actually Smart Summon” feature enables drivers to remotely summon or move their vehicles to them or another location via a mobile phone app.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened a probe into about 2.6 million Tesla vehicles after reports of some crashes linked to its "Actually Smart Summon" driverless feature.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it is investigating nearly 2.6 million Tesla vehicles over a remote driving feature.

Four crashes that occurred while Tesla's self-named Actually Smart Summon feature prompted the NHTSA's safety investigation.

The 16 incidents span the use of Tesla's smart summon feature in the following models: 2020-2025 Model Ys, 2017-2025 Model 3s, and Model S and Model X made from 2016-2025. All told, the NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation says this totals some 2.

The agency has previously looked into other iterations of Tesla's Summon self-driving option.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it has opened a probe into 2.6 million Tesla vehicles in the United States over reports of crashes involving a feature that allows users to move their cars remotely.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating 2.6 million Tesla vehicles due to reports of accidents related to the Smart Summon and Actually Smart Summon features.