NHTSA has opened a defect petition review into claims that Tesla robotaxis exceeded posted speed limits in active school zones, covering roughly 1,000 vehicles with no reported crashes, injuries or fatalities. The petition, received 23 September and opened for review 9 October, covers 2026 model year Robotaxi, Model Y and Cybercab vehicles and supplied three video links as evidence, according to Business Insider. Those are the same 1,000 vehicles already under a separate NHTSA inquiry into how Tesla certified the Cybercab, which has no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors and which the company signed off itself; neither matter is yet a full investigation and no deadline has been set. Speeding also blocks Tesla's bid for EU-wide approval of its driver-assistance software: Germany wants the system held to 10% above the limit, the Dutch-approved version reportedly permits up to 50% over the detected limit, and France and Sweden have raised concerns, with the October vote not held and December now the earliest.