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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Tesla directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was being used by vehicles involved in crashes, The New Yorker reported as part of investigation into Elon Musk's relationship to the US government.
"The Vehicle Safety Act explicitly restricts NHTSA's ability to release what the companies label as confidential information.
Autopilot, which is meant to help on highways, is the driver-assist software built into all Teslas, while Full Self-Driving is a beta add-on that costs $15,000 a year.
Full Self-Driving is more advanced, and allows cars to change lanes, recognize stop signs and lights, and park, Tesla says.
Two months later, the agency announced another investigation into the feature after identifying 11 crashes since 2018 in which Teslas hit vehicles at first-responder sites.
A Department of Justice criminal investigation has also been underway, with Tesla confirming in February that the DOJ requested documents about the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.
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