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Tesla crash in Houston under investigation over possible Autopilot involvement

NHTSA Opens New Investigation Into Tesla Autopilot After Fatal Texas Crash Kills 76-Year-Old Woman

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Faustine Ngila

11d ago· 4 min readenNews
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Summary

U.S. safety regulators (NHTSA) have opened a new federal investigation into Tesla's driver assistance systems after a fatal crash in Texas. A Tesla Model 3 equipped with Autopilot left the roadway and struck a home in a Houston suburb, killing a 76-year-old woman. This adds to a growing list of federal inquiries into Tesla's partially automated driving technology.

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bskyNHTSA Opens New Investigation Into Tesla Autopilot After Fatal Texas Crash Kills 76-Year-Old Womanimpactnews-wire.com

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U.S. safety regulators have opened a new federal investigation into Tesla's driver assistance systems following a fatal crash in Texas
A Model 3 vehicle left the roadway and slammed into a home in a Houston suburb, killing a 76-year-old woman
The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) adds to a growing list of federal inquiries into Tesla's partially automated driving technology
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U.S. safety regulators have opened a new federal investigation into Tesla’s driver assistance systems following a fatal crash in Texas in which a Model 3 vehicle left the roadway and slammed into a…

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