Tesla under US criminal investigation over self-driving claims, sources say

Reuters learns US DoJ launched investigation last year after more than a dozen crashes, some fatal, involving Autopilot system

Tesla is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company's electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) launched the previously undisclosed investigation last year following more than a dozen crashes, some of them fatal, involving Tesla's driver assistance system known as Autopilot, which was activated during the accidents, the people said.