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--Tesla Inc. (TSLA) should disable the "autopilot" function on its vehicles until new safeguards can be installed, a U.S. senator said Wednesday, Reuters reports.

--Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), speaking at a Senate subcommittee hearing on advanced vehicle technologies, said drivers can "go to YouTube" to find a means to bypass the vehicles' safety requirements, which include periodically placing their hands on the steering wheel, the report said.

--"Tesla should disable Autopilot until it fixes the problem," Sen. Markey said, according to the report.

--Tesla didn't immediately comment, the report said.

Full story: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-safety-congress/tesla-needs-safeguards-to-prevent-drivers-from-sleeping-on-autopilot-u-s-senator-idUSKBN1XU2D4?il=0

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

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November 20, 2019 14:07 ET (19:07 GMT)

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