NHTSA Investigating Tesla In First Ever Fatal Autopilot Crash

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday it is opening a preliminary investigation into 25,000 Tesla Motors Model S cars after a driver of one of the vehicles was killed using the Autopilot mode.

The agency said the crash came in a 2015 Model S operating with automated driving systems engaged, and "calls for an examination of the design and performance of any driving aids in use at the time of the crash." The investigation is the first step before the agency could seek to order a recall if it finds the vehicles were unsafe.


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TheSteve - 7/1/2016 12:44:23 AM

-1 Boost

Let's wait until the details shake out to discover if Tesla's software has a serious and fatal flaw, or whether someone misunderstood (AKA wrongly assumed) what the product does and got themselves into deadly trouble.