A design flaw in Tesla’s Autopilot semi-
autonomous driving system and driver inattention
combined to cause a Model S electric car to slam
into a firetruck parked along a California freeway, a
government investigation has found.
The National Transportation Safety Board
determined that the driver was overly reliant on
the system and that Autopilot’s design let him
disengage from driving.
The agency released a brief report that outlined
the probable cause of the January 2018 crash
in the high occupancy vehicle lane of Interstate
405 in Culver City near Los Angeles.
The findings raise questions about the
effectiveness of Autopilot, which was engaged but
failed to brake in the Culver City crash and three
others in which drivers were killed since 2016.
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