NHTSA gives Tesla 30 more days to answer Cybercab audit

NHTSA has extended Tesla's deadline to October 30, 2026 to explain how its Cybercab meets federal safety standards. The agency granted 30 additional days, half the eight weeks Tesla had requested, according to a memorandum dated September 29. Tesla had cited the 'voluminous nature' of the request and the time needed to review records and documents. The extension is part of an audit opened in early September, the same day Tesla began carrying passengers in its Cybercab in Austin. The vehicle has no steering wheel, brake or accelerator pedals, or conventional side mirrors.…

• NHTSA gives Tesla 30 extra days, with a deadline of October 30, 2026.
• Tesla asked for eight weeks; NHTSA approved half, per a September 29 memorandum.

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