Consumer Reports urges Tesla to disable auto steering function

A Tesla employee demonstrates the AutoPilot functions on a Model S in Amsterdam in October 2015. Consumer Reports on Thursday urged Tesla to disable the AutoPilot's automatic steering function. (BLOOMBERG)

By:

David Shepardson

July 14, 2016 05:00 AM

WASHINGTON -- Consumer Reports on Thursday urged Tesla Motors Inc. to disable the automatic steering function in its Autopilot driving-assist system, which is under investigation by U.S. safety regulators after a fatal crash.

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