The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that the later release 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle model to pass the agency’s new benchmark for vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). These pass/fail tests – which have recently been added to NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) – ensures consumers have the information they need to assess the safety benefits of new technologies. By including ADAS in t...