Article 4ZVR3 Tesla driver who died in 'autopilot' crash was playing on phone, inquiry finds

Tesla driver who died in 'autopilot' crash was playing on phone, inquiry finds

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Dominic Rushe
from Technology | The Guardian on (#4ZVR3)
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A Tesla driver killed in a Silicon Valley crash was playing a video game on his smartphone at the time of his fatal crash, investigators said on Tuesday.

The National Transport and Safety Board (NTSB) investigation found that Walter Huang, a 38-year-old Apple software engineer and game developer, made no attempts to stop his vehicle as it sped towards a crash barrier before the 2018 crash.

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