Tesla pores over 8,313 potential ‘self-driving’ traffic violations

By Craig Trudell, Bloomberg

US regulators granted Tesla Inc. a five-week extension to start addressing a defect investigation into its cars violating traffic laws while its Full Self-Driving system is engaged.

Tesla sought the deferment this week from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is probing the suite of features the company also refers to as FSD. The agency opened the investigation in October, citing dozens of instances where Teslas ran red lights, drove...