Tesla drivers say they had to slam on the brakes when their 'self-driving' Teslas failed to detect oncoming trains. (Erik Carter for NBC News) Italo Frigoli was trying out the Full Self-Driving ...

Dozens of Tesla owners who utilize the car’s self-driving technology claim they’ve narrowly avoided wrecks at railroad crossings because their vehicles have been unable to detect the flashing lights, ...

Italo Frigoli was trying out the Full Self-Driving software of his Tesla one evening in June when he came upon a railroad crossing. The arms were descending and lights were flashing as a train ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told NBC News that it had spoken to Tesla about mishaps at train crossings.