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.

NHTSA will investigate Tesla's Actually Smart Summon feature after receiving multiple reports of crashes. Here's what's going on.

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

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 Tesla’s smart summon feature in 2016-2025 Model S and X vehicles as well as 2017-2025 Model 3s and 2020-2025 Model Ys.

The NHTSA has opened an investigation into Tesla's Actually Smart Summon following multiple reports of crashes involving the autonomous driving feature

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating 2.6 million Tesla vehicles over crashes involving the "Actually Smart Summon" feature. The feature lets users move cars remotely. The probe examines the feature's maximum speed,

Tesla Inc. is under federal scrutiny over concerns that a newly released driver-assistance feature could result in crashes, the latest move by auto-safety regulators to investigate the electric-car maker’s technology.

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