Tesla’s ‘Mad Max’ Mode is Now Being Investigated by U.S. Regulators

Another day, another federal probe into Elon Musk’s troubled EV company. This week, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reportedly announced that it was looking into one of Tesla’s automated driving modes, which is charmingly called “Mad Max.”

If you haven’t heard of “Mad Max,” that’s probably because it’s new. Ars Technica notes that it and another mode, “Sloth,” were added to cars by a firmware update issued earlier this month. Well, Reuters…