National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a review covering approximately 1,000 steering-wheel-free Tesla Cybercab vehicles.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a review concerning approximately 1,000 Tesla Cybercab vehicles. The agency was examining the certification process and technical data Tesla used to demonstrate compliance with federal motor-vehicle safety standards.

Cybercab does not permanently install conventional human-driving controls. The identified omissions include a steering wheel, brake pedal, accelerator pedal and rear-view mirrors.

The action was described in the source material as a review inquiry into certification and compliance, rather than a completed finding that the vehicles violated federal standards. NHTSA had also said it was in contact with Tesla regarding the Cybercab rollout and was evaluating the situation.

Tesla said users could access Cybercab service through the Tesla Robotaxi application within a limited area of Austin, Texas. The supplied sources did not state that NHTSA had ordered a recall, suspended the service or reached a final safety determination.