Fatal Virginia Tesla Crash Triggers 35th U.S. Auto Safety Investigation into Automated Driving
Monday, August 14th, 2023 AutoU.S. auto safety regulators have sent a team to investigate a fatal crash in Virginia involving a Tesla suspected of running on a partially automated driving system.
The latest crash, which occurred in July, brings to 35 the number of Tesla crashes under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since June of 2016. In all the cases, the agency suspects the Teslas were operating on a partially automated driving system such as Autopilot. At least 17 people have died.
The safety agency said in documents Thursday that the Tesla ran beneath a heavy truck, but gave no further details.
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