so it remains to be seen what nhtsa ultimately does. that depends on how widespread it is in terms of people understanding how to access this code. >> lora, asking for a friend, how widely used to do we think these cheat codes are? is that few hundred people, a few thousand, what? >> we don't have the numbers. and again, tesla actually sought confidential treatment for the response to nhtsa about this which is interesting to me. but the special order that the regulators sent to tesla was written in a broadway. they didn't specify elon mode only, but anything that allows, you know, drivers in the configurations to by pass the autopilot nothings, nags, they know. >> all right. we'll have to leave it there. lora, phil, thank you. >>> coming up, struggles in the lone star state downgrading texas snumt instruments to u underperform. >>> toim time for today's three stock lunch. texas instruments slipping today on a downgrade from bernstein. bernstein says it sees problems with the company's long-term strategy that includes greater in-house ch

but now the nhtsa wants to know about a hidden feature that allows drivers to go hands free for longer period of time. it's unofficially called elon mold named after company leader elon it allows drivers to use autopilot without the neck alarm system alerting drivers to put their hands back on the wheel. >> yeah, i don't know. i mean might it's it's possible. but i don't hear about it that much. >> a letter to tesla from federal regulators in july said in part, nhtsa is concerned that this feature was introduced to consumer vehicles. and now that the existence of this feature is known to the public, more drivers may attempt to activated the resulting relaxation of controls designed to ensure that the driver remain engaged in the dynamic driving task could lead to greater driver inattention and failure of the driver to properly supervise autopilot. the agency also ordering tesla to disclose exactly how many vehicles have received a software update, allowing drivers to override that nag and a return letter. tesla answer questions and address concerns. but requested their responses be kep

but now the nhtsa wants to know about a hidden feature that allows drivers to go hands free for longer period of time. it's officially called lawn mowed named after company leader elon it allows drivers to use autopilot without the neck alarm system alerting drivers to put their hands back on the wheel. >> yeah, i don't know. i mean might it's it's possible. but i don't hear about it that much. >> a letter to tesla from federal regulators in july said in part, nhtsa is concerned that this feature was introduced to consumer vehicles. and now that the existence of this feature is known to the public, more drivers may attempt to activated the resulting relaxation of controls, designed to ensure that the driver remain engaged in the dynamic driving task could lead to greater driver inattention and failure of the driver to properly supervise autopilot. the agency also ordering tesla to disclose exactly how many vehicles have received a software update allowing drivers to override that nag and a return letter. tesla answer questions and address concerns but requested their responses be kept

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get it right at nhtsa, that govt slashed the rights. all right. n: biden-nomics all r.s bragging about it every day. well, it's getting worse by the day. not everyw, fitch credit agenc, they just downgraded america's credit rating, citing a, quote, steady deterioration in standards r governance. >> that would be joe's governance. higher interest rates, rapidly increasing national debt, which is getting scaryl debt. but as per usual, unableunable to take any responsibility forrl any of their endless failures. well, joe bideesn administration blamed donald trump, who's not been there for almost three years now, two and a half years. anywayt thre, meanwhile, biden'h for endless crippling regulations continue puss. get this, a proposal from. the transportation department that the tra effectively require all new cars to be electric by. 2032. ah. i'm about to buy as . a corvettex and i'm holding on to that for the rest of my life. this comes just one day after ec ford announced that it expectsts to lose $4.5 billion in electric this year.ar >> ouch. and it just keeps getting

on the national level, the nhtsa says riders account for nearly 1 in 6 traffic fatalities, the highestevel we've seen since 1975. gasia there are more ways to stay safe on the roads and also help save a life. if you happen to witness or be involved in a motorcycle crash. sal is right outside our studio right now in the ktvu parking lot. you have a doctor with you and an emergency room nurse from regional medical center in san jose to give us more information. good morning to you all. good morning to you, doctors. you're laughing because the train always goes by during a live shot. this is dr. carl law and this is rick o'connell, who is an emergency room nurse. both of you are riders. doctor, i'm going to start with you. i didn't think about this, but if you were to happen to come up on someone who has been in a motorcycle crash, there are some things you can do to help. maybe save that life. correct. so every year in california, there are about 13,000 motorcycle accidents. what you do at the scene as a first time, the first person on the scene really makes a huge difference in how the

specific regulations being considered of those 100 i've been talking about so you've got epa and nhtsa'sere -- let me back up we're not saying no regulation we've never said that. we're saying let's make these regulations essential, smart and conceivable. the bridge to to where the industry would like to be is too short. the sec scope three regulations, same thing sec proxy rules, sec private security role and it's going to chill or stop manufacturing investment in many areas of the country. then we're looking at some of the potential the president is talking about or the administration is talking about, potential executive order on an outbound investment as it relates to china which, by the way, china is a huge competitor this we need to be very aware of and we need to take on head on, but we need to make sure that those potential regulations that are being issued by the administration are sensible and achievable. >> jay, it is a much longer we appreciate you coming in and talking to us about it this morning. >> thanks, andrew. >> kelly if. >> coming up, senator chris coons will talk to

i think the energy and converse committee has to get after nhtsa. before we added to that list, i think we need to be sure that any additional mandates are truly needed to improve safety and save lives on the road. to colonel the maze, is a am radio the only mean or primary means by which drivers can receive emergency alerts through the integrated public alerts and warning systems? >> thank you for the question, congresswoman. they can receive messaging through the fm system as well, and also, if they have a cellular device available to them, they can certainly receive messaging through that platform as well. >> thank you. to mr. schmidt, what if potential unintended consequences of congress mandating the use of a specific technology to receive we merton see alerts? >> thank you for the question. yes, as you are well aware, mandates and regulations of blunt instruments, so it is important that we look into cross the benefit over to future, and one of the things that fema has noted is that there is declining listener ship. and part of the whole ipods