The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it is investigating nearly 2.6 million Tesla vehicles over a remote driving feature.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is probing about 2.6 million Teslas after regulators discovered that a feature on multiple vehicle models was tied to crashes. The feature, known as "Actually Smart Summon" is intended to have the car park itself and pick up its owner using a button on the Tesla app.

The agency has previously investigated earlier versions of Smart Summon, which is meant to let a Tesla vehicle park itself or fetch a driver via remote app command.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into crashes It said occurred while Tesla vehicles were operating with a parking feature that allows owners to summon a car from a parking space without anyone being in the vehicle.