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 NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation said it had received one complaint alleging a crash when the feature was being used and had reviewed at least three media reports of similar crashes linked to it.The Tesla vehicles involved in the crash failed to detect posts or parked vehicles when they were operating on Actually Smart Summon, the regulator said. “The ODI is aware of multiple crash allegations, involving both Smart Summon and Actually Smart Summon, where the user had too little reaction time to avoid a crash, either with the available line of sight or releasing the phone app button, which stops the vehicle’s movement,” it added. Actually Smart Summon was launched in September and allows users to allows users to remotely move their vehicle towards them or another location using a smartphone application. The predecessor to the feature, now called Dumb Summon, allowed users to move their car forward or backward into or out of a parking spot.

Full report : US NHTSA says it has opened a probe into ~2.6M Tesla vehicles over reports of four reported crashes involving its “Actually Smart Summon” driverless feature.