NTSB Opens Investigation Over Tesla Autopilot Safety

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will investigate an accident involving a Tesla Inc. Model S sedan that rear-ended a firetruck on a freeway near Los Angeles on Monday, the agency said.

The agency will send two investigators to conduct a field probe of the crash that occurred near Culver City, Calif., NTSB spokesman Chris O’Neil said in an e-mail. The investigators will focus on the driver’s actions and how the vehicle performed, O’Neil said. They will likely arrive Wednesday.

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SanJoseDriver - 1/24/2018 1:27:26 PM

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It doesn't work that way.

SanJoseDriver - 1/24/2018 1:32:16 PM

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I wonder which version of AP it was--either way, this is a pretty epic error if AP was turned on. At least you know you can crash at 65mph in an S and still walk away with no injury.

vdiv - 1/25/2018 8:30:48 AM

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AP1 hardware, though this has nothing to do with Autopilot, it has to do with limitations of the collision avoidance and automatic emergency breaking standard safety features that are clearly stated in the user manual.

vdiv - 1/25/2018 12:13:52 PM

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Those limitations apply to all of these systems, not just Tesla's. Laws of physics, you know.

TomM - 1/24/2018 2:38:33 PM

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Tesla does not advertise its autonomous features are true full self driving and the state of california STILL requires a full time driver available at the wheel to take over in case of problems.

We still do not know if the system was being used at the time of the crash - but regardless - at least in this case - the "driver" of the car is still supposed to be in charge.

SanJoseDriver - 1/26/2018 2:13:20 AM

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That figure came from directly from the NHSTA after their investigation of the Florida accident (also AP1)