NHTSA to investigate Tesla Model S Autopilot crash that killed driver

Tesla Model S Autopilot engaged during cross-country record attempt

The NHTSA said it would open an investigation into a fatal May 7 crash in which a Tesla Model S running under Autopilot control hit a semi and passed under its trailer. The driver, later identified as 40-year-old Joshua Brown of Ohio, died at the scene of the Florida crash, which occurred after a tractor-trailer rig turned left in front of him… …read more