Sean Duffy, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Transportation, said he would allow safety investigations into Tesla’s advanced driving technology to proceed, possibly setting himself up for a clash with a top supporter of the president-elect.

The “Actually Smart Summon” feature enables drivers to remotely summon or move their vehicles to them or another location via a mobile phone app.

Tesla owners can move cars equipped with Actually Smart Summon, but federal regulators plan to study the feature's safety.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it is investigating nearly 2.6 million Tesla vehicles over a remote driving feature.

The agency has previously looked into other iterations of Tesla's Summon self-driving option.

Tesla has announced a recall of approximately 239,000 vehicles due to a software issue that could cause the rearview camera to not display images.

Sean Duffy, Trump's pick to lead the Department of Transportation, will support NHTSA's safety probes into Tesla's vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is once more investigating Tesla, alleging that 2.6 million vehicles with the company’s “Summon” feature risk causing accidents.

NHTSA will investigate Tesla's Actually Smart Summon feature after receiving multiple reports of crashes. Here's what's going on.

Sean Duffy, nominee for U.S. Transportation Secretary, supports continuous investigation into Tesla's driver assistance systems by NHTSA. The agency investigates reported crashes involving Tesla's Full Self-Driving software and Actually Smart Summon feature.

Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead USDOT, promised to not interfere with ongoing NHTSA investigations into Tesla if confirmed as secretary.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening a new investigation into Tesla (TSLA), this time concerning its “Actually Smart Summon” feature, putting the company’s autonomous features in the spotlight once again.