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07-01-2016, 01:23 AM
Tesla driver killed when Autopilot fails to avoid collision, sparking investigation
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary investigation into the Tesla Model S on Thursday after it was reported a Tesla driver died while the semi-auto**mous Autopilot (http://mashable.com/2015/10/14/tesla-auotpilot-hands-on/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) system was engaged on Wednesday.
SEE ALSO: Tesla signs $9 billion agreement to build factory in China, report says (http://mashable.com/2016/06/24/tesla-factory-china-9-billion/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
According to a Tesla blog post (https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tragic-loss), "The vehicle was on a divided highway with Autopilot engaged when a tractor trailer drove across the highway perpendicular to the Model S. Neither Autopilot **r the driver **ticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was **t applied." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/30/tesla-autopilot-death-investigation/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary investigation into the Tesla Model S on Thursday after it was reported a Tesla driver died while the semi-auto**mous Autopilot (http://mashable.com/2015/10/14/tesla-auotpilot-hands-on/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) system was engaged on Wednesday.
SEE ALSO: Tesla signs $9 billion agreement to build factory in China, report says (http://mashable.com/2016/06/24/tesla-factory-china-9-billion/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
According to a Tesla blog post (https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tragic-loss), "The vehicle was on a divided highway with Autopilot engaged when a tractor trailer drove across the highway perpendicular to the Model S. Neither Autopilot **r the driver **ticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was **t applied." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/30/tesla-autopilot-death-investigation/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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