Fatal crash prompts federal investigation of Tesla self-driving cars
by Sam Thielman in New York from Technology | The Guardian on (#1M838)
All vehicles using the 'autopilot' technology that featured in the accident that killed Joshua Brown in May to be reviewed, Nhtsa letter tells company
A letter from the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration says that it is investigating all Tesla vehicles equipped with any version of its "Autopilot Technology Package" in the wake of a crash in May that killed a 40-year-old man.
The accident that killed Joshua Brown appears to have happened because autopilot - a self-driving mode still in its testing phase - could not distinguish between a white truck and a bright sky in this case, according to Tesla.
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