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Tesla Received Requests From DOJ Related to Autopilot and FSD

  • Bloomberg reported on criminal probe of carmaker in October
  • Musk has for years said Tesla is close to offering autonomy

The steering wheel of a Tesla Model 3.

Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
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Tesla Inc. confirmed it’s received requests for documents from the US Justice Department in the latest indication regulators are subjecting its self-driving claims to greater scrutiny.

The automaker acknowledged in its annual 10-K filing what Bloomberg and other media outlets reported in October: that the Justice Department is looking into features the carmaker markets as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, or FSD. Both require drivers to remain fully engaged and take over at any time.