The agency suspects the Tesla was using Autopilot when it smashed into a tractor-trailer truck in Warrenton, Virginia, on July 19.
in South Lake Tahoe, California involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3. The 17-year-old driver of a Subaru Impreza was killed after a head-on collision with the Tesla Model 3. A three-month-old infant who was riding in the Tesla also died several days later from wounds caused by the accident.
The agency typically opens more than 100 special crash investigations annually into emerging technologies and other potential safety issues. These investigations previously helped to develop safety rules on airbags, for example. These investigations are distinct from defect investigations opened by NHTSA to determine if a safety recall is necessary.
In June, NHTSA upgraded to an engineering analysis its defect probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with Autopilot and crashes with parked emergency vehicles, including fire trucks. The probe was first opened in August 2020. Tesla's Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system that can steer, accelerate, and brake cars automatically within their lane; there's also
that can assist in changing lanes on highways. Despite the system's potentially misleading name, Tesla maintains that Autopilot requires active human supervision at all times.
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