Tesla Has a Dedicated Lane at a US-Mexico Border Crossing, Report Says

Tesla Has a Dedicated Lane at a US-Mexico Border Crossing, Report Says

If you go from the US to Mexico through Texas, you might see a familiar logo over a traffic lane at the border crossing. According to Bloomberg, there's now a dedicated Tesla lane at a US-Mexico border crossing a few miles from Laredo, Texas.

Bloomberg reports that Elon Musk's firm struck a deal with one of Mexico's most pro-business states, but the details of the deal are unclear.

"It was a simple incentive," Ivan Rivas, the economy minister of Nuevo Leon, told Bloomberg. "What we want is a crossing that's much more expedited and efficient. And maybe there will be a lane for other companies in the future like there is for Tesla."

Rivas said the lane, located at the Colombia Solidarity checkpoint, will help Tesla suppliers quicken their crossing between the US and Mexico.

The Colombia Solidarity checkpoint is one of the less popular crossing stations, according to Bloomberg. The rules for the lane, like who handles paperwork for it, are unclear at this time.

Tesla didn't immediately respond to CNET's request for comment. 

Tesla moved from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, in Dec. 2021. Musk moved the company from California in response to spats with local government over COVID-19 protocols in the US in 2020.

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Tesla Revives Enhanced Autopilot for $6,000

Tesla Revives Enhanced Autopilot for $6,000

This story is part of Plugged In, CNET's hub for all things EV and the future of electrified mobility. From vehicle reviews to helpful hints and the latest industry news, we've got you covered.

What's happening

Tesla is once again offering the Enhanced Autopilot package, now priced at $6,000.

Why it matters

Enhanced Autopilot delivers a number of driver-assistance upgrades that were formerly limited to the $12,000 "Full Self-Driving" option. This could mean big savings for buyers who only want some of these features.

Two weeks ago, a person on Twitter asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk to bring back the Enhanced Autopilot package as a sort of middle ground between standard Autopilot and the "Full Self-Driving" package. Musk responded with "OK," and now, it's back.

Don't forget that, despite the name of Tesla's feature, there are no self-driving cars on sale today.

Tesla this week reintroduced the Enhanced Autopilot package for its electric cars. This optional upgrade, which will cost $6,000, builds upon the standard Autopilot driver-assistance suite by adding automatic lane changes, automatic parking assist and automated vehicle retrieval (also known as Summon and Smart Summon). It also includes Navigate on Autopilot, which combines various driver assists to help control the vehicle from on-ramp to off-ramp.

Tesla has reshuffled its driver aids a number of times. Enhanced Autopilot used to function as the precursor to the "Full Self-Driving" option, which picked up most of its features when the mid-level offering was eventually dropped, with the rest going to basic Autopilot. The "Full Self-Driving" option remains, and it's still $12,000, but its complement of features has been dramatically reduced. Now, on Tesla's site, it says the package offers "traffic light and stop sign control" in addition to what Enhanced Autopilot offers, and in the future, it hopes to add automated steering on city streets.

Now, let's throw out a couple disclaimers here. Like Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot is a system that requires the driver to give their full attention to the road during its operation. Handsfree does not mean brain-free. Even "Full Self-Driving," which is still in beta, requires owners to be cognizant of their surroundings at all times in case the driver needs to retake control at a moment's notice. No car currently offered for sale can be referred to as self-driving. 

Tesla does not operate a public relations team and thus could not be reached for comment.

Tesla's suite of driver-assistance features has put the company in the spotlight recently, and not in the most ideal ways. In early June, NHTSA asked Tesla to respond to a series of questions regarding reports of phantom braking on Autopilot-equipped vehicles, where the cars may engage the brakes apropos of nothing. One week later, NHTSA expanded its probe into crashes where Autopilot was involved to cover some 830,000 vehicles. 

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NHTSA Upgrades Tesla Autopilot Investigation, One Step Closer to Recall

NHTSA Upgrades Tesla Autopilot Investigation, One Step Closer to Recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last August opened an investigation into Tesla's Autopilot driver-assist system, focused on crashes involving emergency vehicles when Autopilot was active. Now, it's upgrading that investigation, which brings the probe one step closer to becoming a possible recall.

NHTSA this week announced that it was upgrading its inquiry into approximately 830,000 Tesla vehicles equipped with Autopilot. In related documents published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, the government said it was taking this step "to extend the existing crash analysis, evaluate additional data sets, perform vehicle evaluations, and explore the degree to which Autopilot and associated Tesla systems may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver's supervision."

The engineering analysis also brings in data from six additional incidents between November 2020 and January 2022, in addition to the 10 already under investigation. During this probe, NHTSA has reviewed more than 100 Tesla crashes involving both Autopilot and the automaker's Full Self Driving beta software. NHTSA also asked a dozen other automakers to submit data from their own SAE Level 2 systems.

From the data it's collected thus far, NHTSA noted in its investigation document that forward collision warnings activated "in the majority of incidents" just before impact, with automatic emergency braking engaging in roughly half of those collisions. NHTSA also noted that "Autopilot aborted vehicle control less than one second prior to the first impact" on average.

This brings NHTSA one step closer to the possibility of compelling Tesla to recall its vehicles, which include variants of the Model 3, Model S, Model X and Model Y sold between the 2014 and 2022 model years. Tesla could also initiate a voluntary recall if it so chose. The automaker does not operate a public relations team and thus could not be reached for comment.

Tesla is no stranger to government scrutiny outside this investigation. In early June, NHTSA asked Tesla to deliver data in regard to multiple reports of "phantom braking," where the vehicle will engage its brakes for seemingly no reason. Autopilot has also landed on the Federal Trade Commission's radar, with Reuters reporting that FTC Chair Lina Khan would neither confirm nor deny its own separate probe into Autopilot's efficacy, which could legally compel the automaker to change how it describes Autopilot's functionality to consumers.

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