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Tesla on Autopilot Involved in Fatal Crash

July 5, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens investigation into fatal crash involving Tesla in Autopilot mode.

Tesla Motors announced in a blog post last week that on of its Model S vehicles operating in Autopilot mode was involved in a fatal crash in Florida during May.

According to the June 30 blog post, “We learned yesterday evening that NHTSA is opening a preliminary evaluation into the performance of Autopilot during a recent fatal crash that occurred in a Model S. This is the first known fatality in just over 130 million miles where Autopilot was activated. Among all vehicles in the

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