特斯拉的自动驾驶出租车正面临一个新的安全问题：当孩子们在学校时，它们会不会减速？周一，美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）宣布，已对一项说法启动缺陷请愿审查，称2026年特斯拉Model Y机器人出租车和Cybercab在自动驾驶系统激活时，在校园区域超速行驶。根据该文件，一名匿名请愿人提交了三段视频以支持该说法，文件称该审查是在周五启动的。
Tesla's self-driving taxis are facing a fresh safety question: are they slowing down when kids are in school? On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it had opened a defect-petition review into a claim that 2026 Tesla Model Y robotaxis and Cybercabs exceeded speed limits in school zones while their automated driving systems were active. An unnamed petitioner submitted three videos in support of the claim, according to the filing, which says the probe was opened on Friday.
NHTSA表示，将在决定是否批准或拒绝正式调查之前评估该投诉。该机构的文件中未列出任何已报告的事故或伤亡，并估计大约有1000辆车可能受到影响。特斯拉未立即回应《商业内幕》的置评请求。此次审查正值特斯拉推动将机器人出租车打造成更大规模业务之际。这家电动汽车制造商已将其自动驾驶服务从奥斯汀扩展到其他德克萨斯州城市和佛罗里达州，使用Model Y机器人出租车。
NHTSA said it will evaluate the complaint before deciding whether to grant or deny a formal investigation. The agency's filing lists no reported crashes or injuries, and estimates that about 1,000 vehicles could be affected. Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. The scrutiny comes as Tesla pushes to turn robotaxis into a much bigger business. The electric automaker has expanded its self-driving services with the Model Y robotaxis beyond Austin into other Texas cities and Florida.
9月，该公司将方向盘自由的Cybercab加入奥斯汀车队。首席执行官埃隆·马斯克正日益将特斯拉的重点从传统汽车销售转向自动驾驶、人工智能和机器人技术。此前，自动驾驶推出曾引起联邦监管机构的关注。NHTSA在奥斯汀汽车开始提供服务仅几小时后，就对Cybercab的自证合规性启动了审计调查。校园区域也曾给竞争对手的机器人出租车公司带来麻烦。
In September, the company added its steering-wheel-free Cybercab to the Austin fleet. CEO Elon Musk has increasingly shifted Tesla's focus away from traditional vehicle sales toward self-driving, AI, and robotics. The self-driving rollout previously caught the attention of federal regulators. NHTSA opened an audit inquiry into the Cybercab's self-certification a few hours after the cars started offering services in Austin. School zones have also tripped up rival robotaxi companies.
去年，NHTSA在收到其车辆在奥斯汀和亚特兰大经过停靠校车的报告后，对Waymo启动了初步调查。谷歌旗下的机器人出租车公司在12月发布了自愿召回。1月，一辆Waymo车辆在加利福尼亚州圣莫尼卡的一所小学附近撞到了一名儿童。
Last year, NHTSA opened a preliminary investigation into Waymo after reports that its vehicles passed stopped school buses in Austin and Atlanta. The Google-owned robotaxi company issued a voluntary recall in December. In January, a Waymo vehicle struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California.
根据美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）的报告，该儿童受了“轻微伤”。Waymo 在其网站上发表的一份声明中表示，该车辆“急刹车，在接触发生前将速度从大约每小时17英里降至每小时6英里以下。”
The child had "minor injuries" according to the NHTSA, and, in a statement published on its website, Waymo said the vehicle "braked hard, reducing speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before contact was made."