One day after Elon Musk unveiled his steering-wheel-free Cybercab on the streets of Austin, federal regulators announced an investigation into whether the vehicle complies with safety standards — a move that wiped nearly 6% off Tesla's stock and raised the question every American should be asking: who benefits from slowing down innovation?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it would audit the process and technical data Tesla relied on when it self-certified that the Cybercab meets federal standards. The two-seat robotaxi has no steering wheel, no brake pedals, and no mirrors — because there's no human driver. Tesla told NHTSA the vehicle meets
