According to a preliminary report released by the American National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday, Tesla involved in a fatal crash in May was speeding with the car’s Autopilot advanced assistance features engaged at the time of the incident. The vehicle was travelling nine miles per hour over the 65 mph speed limit at the time of the crash. The NTSB also said the driver was using the advanced driver assistance features called Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer lane keeping assistance. However, it should be noted that these findings, which may still be subject to revisions by the agency, do not conclude the investigation, which remains open.
According to a preliminary report released by the American National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday, the Tesla Model S involved in a fatal crash in May was speeding with the car’s Autopilot advanced assistance features engaged at the time of the incident. The vehicle was travelling nine miles per hour over the 65 mph speed limit at the time of the crash. The NTSB also said the driver was using the advanced driver assistance features called Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer lane keeping assistance. However, it should be noted that these findings, which may still be subject to revisions by the agency, do not conclude the investigation, which remains open.