The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the crash of a speeding Tesla that killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb, the agency announced Tuesday.
Agency spokesman Sean Rushton wouldn't say whether the Tesla Model S was on Autopilot when it crashed on Dec. 29 in Gardena. That system is designed to automatically change lanes and keep a safe distance from other vehicles.
An NHTSA statement said the agency has assigned its special crash investigation team to inspect the car and the crash scene. That team has inspected a total of 13 crashes involving Tesla vehicles that the agency believed were operating on the Autopilot system. Results were published in two of those cases, one of which involved Autopilot. Results are pending in the other 10 cases, the agency said in a statement.Another Tesla crash killed a woman Sunday in Indiana.
Earlier this month, a Tesla struck a police cruiser and a disabled vehicle in Connecticut but nobody was seriously hurt. The driver told state police that he was using the Autopilot system and had looked around to check on his dog in the back seat.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cliffs, jungle a big hurdle for feds in Hawaii copter crashThe remote and rugged terrain on the Hawaiian island of Kauai where a sightseeing helicopter crashed, killing all seven people aboard, could make it difficult or even impossible to piece together what led to the wreck.
Read more »
Feds postpone popular immigration program to sponsor parents, grandparentsThe federal government has hit pause on a popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada.
Read more »
Cliffs, jungle a big hurdle for feds in Hawaii copter crashThe remote and rugged terrain on the Hawaiian island of Kauai where a sightseeing helicopter crashed, killing all seven people aboard, could make it difficult or even impossible to piece together what led to the wreck.
Read more »
Somalia's al-Shabab extremists claim deadly bombingSomalia's homegrown Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, have claimed responsibility for a truck bomb in the capital, Mogadishu, that killed at least 79 people last week, including many students.
Read more »
Feds postpone popular immigration program to sponsor parents, grandparentsThe federal government has hit pause on a popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada.
Read more »
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfiresFire-ravaged Australia has launched a major operation to reach thousands of people stranded in seaside towns after deadly bushfires ripped through popular tourist areas on New Year's Eve.
Read more »