No Driver Input Detected In Seconds Before Deadly Tesla Crash, NTSB Finds
The driver of a Tesla Model X on autopilot died after it hit a barrier between a highway lane and an exit ramp. The NTSB found he didn't brake or have his hands on the wheel shortly before collision.
by David Schaper
Jun 07, 2018
3 minutes
National Transportation Safety Board investigators say the driver of a Tesla using autopilot did not have his hands on the steering wheel in the moments before a fatal crash in the Silicon Valley area of Northern California in March.
Investigators also found that the Tesla was accelerating, with the cruise control engaged, when it crashed into a highway barrier. Walter Huang, the 38-year old driver, was killed.
on U.S. Highway 101 in the bay area suburb of Mountain View,
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