WASHINGTON (October 10, 2025) – Federal regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” mode. This comes after reports of dozens of incidents where the cars ran red lights or veered into oncoming traffic.
For expert insight on the ethical and policy questions this raises for autonomous vehicle technology and corporate accountability, please consider Vikram Bhargava, assistant professor of strategic management and public policy at the George Washington University School of Business.
Bhargava studies topics including technology addiction, mass social media outrage, hiring algorithms and the future of work, and autonomous vehicles. He can discuss the ethical risks of treating public roads as a testing ground for unproven AI systems, how regulatory and corporate oversight should evolve as autonomous technologies advance, and what Tesla’s approach means for consumer safety and public trust in AI-driven products.
If you would like to schedule an interview with Bhargava, please contact Claire Sabin at claire [dot] sabin
gwu [dot] edu (claire[dot]sabin[at]gwu[dot]edu).
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