导读:美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）对特斯拉设置了最终期限，要求其在8月26日前回答关于2015款的一部Model S自动驾驶车辆致死事故的所有问题。
Washington – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is giving Tesla until Aug. 26 to fully answer questions about the fatal crash of one of its 2015 Model S cars that was operating with its automated driving system activated.
华盛顿——美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）对特斯拉设置了最终期限，要求其在8月26日前回答关于2015款的一部Model S自动驾驶车辆致死事故的所有问题。
The agency said it is examining the performance of the automatic emergency braking system used by Tesla that is designed to prevent collisions such as the one that killed Joshua Brown of Ohio in a crash in Florida on May 7.
NHTSA表示，正在检测特斯拉为阻止碰撞事故发生而设计的自动紧急制动系统的性能。就在今年5月7日，在佛罗里达州发生的一起事故中，特斯拉自动驾驶车辆上来自俄亥俄州的驾驶员Joshua Brown死亡。
Federal regulators say preliminary reports show the Tesla crash happened when a semi-trailer rig turned left in front of the car that was in Autopilot mode at a highway intersection. Florida police said the roof of the car struck the underside of the trailer and the car passed beneath. The driver was dead at the scene.
联邦监管人员表示，初步调查报告显示，在一个十字路口，一辆半拖挂车在开启了自动驾驶模式的Model S前左转。佛罗里达警方称，Model S从卡车底部穿越，导致驾驶员死亡。
“Neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor-trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied,” Tesla said in a blog posting June 30.
特斯拉6月30日在其博客上指出，“由于强烈的日照因素，Autopilot和司机都未发现这辆货车，也就没有及时刹车。”
NHTSA said in its letter to Tesla, dated July 8, that it is looking for information on all systems designed to provide automatic emergency braking that’s intended to prevent front-end crashes.
NHTSA在7月8日向特斯拉发送的一封信函中称，正在查找与阻止前向碰撞相关的自动紧急制动系统相关的所有信息。
In a statement provided to The Detroit News, the agency said, “NHTSA has not made any determination about the presence or absence of a defect in the subject vehicles.”
在提供给《底特律新闻》的声明中，NHTSA指出，“NHTSA尚未确定发生事故的车辆是否存在缺陷。”
The agency is requiring Tesla to respond to 10 questions about the deadly crash. NHTSA has set a deadline of July 29 for Tesla to respond to its highest priority questions about the fatal Florida crash. The company will be given until Aug. 26 for Tesla to comply with the remainder of the queries.
该机构要求特斯拉回答关于其自动驾驶车辆致死事故的十个问题。在7月29日前对上述事故最重要的问题进行回应，在8月26日前回答完其余的问题。
Tesla faces penalties up to $21,000 per day, with a maximum of $105 million, if it fails to meet NHTSA’s deadlines for responding to the questions about the autopilot crash.
如果特斯拉未在限定时间内回应Autopilot碰撞事故的相关信息，将被处以每天21,000美元的罚款，罚款上限为1.05亿美元。
The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during an interview the company has no plans to disable the company’s Autopilot function in the wake of the May crash.
据《华尔街日报》本周二报道，特斯拉CEO马斯克在一次采访中表示，该公司不会因5月份的事故而禁用Autopilot功能。
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Detroit News about the highway safety agency’s information request.
特斯拉未立即就《底特律新闻》关于NHTSA最终期限的报道发表评论。
