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Cars That Steer Themselves Struggle to Keep Drivers Engaged
- Tesla may heed call to keep better eye on drivers, NTSB says
- Camera systems are seen as way to ensure people pay attention
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After partially faulting Tesla Inc.’s automation system for a 2016 fatal crash, U.S. safety investigators last year called on carmakers to do more to ensure drivers stay engaged as next-generation cars start to steer themselves.
Since then, the National Transportation Safety Board has opened investigations of three new cases -- two of them involving Tesla vehicles -- that call into question the progress that’s been made in guarding against motorist misuse of semi-autonomous driving technology.