The Tesla Model X that slammed into a Bay Area freeway divider in March while operating under the company’s semiautonomous Autopilot system accelerated in the final seconds before the fatal crash, according to preliminary findings from federal investigators.
The report issued Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board mostly confirms information previously released by the government and Tesla concerning the March 23 crash that killed Apple engineer Walter Huang, while adding new details about the final seconds before impact. The crash, which tore the electric sport utility vehicle in half, was one of several this spring that raised questions about the safety of self-driving technology.
The Tesla Model X that slammed into a Bay Area freeway divider in March
while operating under the company’s semiautonomous Autopilot system
accelerated in the final seconds before the fatal crash, according to
preliminary findings from federal investigators.
The report issued Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board
mostly confirms information previously released by the government and Tesla concerning the March 23 crash that killed Apple engineer Walter Huang, while adding new details about the final seconds before impact. The crash, which tore the electric sport utility vehicle in half, was one of several this
spring that raised questions about the safety of self-driving technology.