Self-Driving Car Tech In Crosshairs As Feds Probe Tesla Crash
Linda Chiem, 19 April 2021
A fatal crash in Texas involving a Tesla vehicle purportedly in semi-autonomous mode with no driver behind the wheel has sparked dual federal investigations that will invite sharper regulatory scrutiny of potential gaps in self-driving car technology, even as CEO Elon Musk flatly rejects suggestions that Autopilot was a factor.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates auto safety, as well as the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates transportation accidents, sent teams Monday to investigate the Saturday crash in the Houston suburb of Spring, which left two people dead. Continue reading “Article: Self-Driving Car Tech In Crosshairs As Feds Probe Tesla Crash”
