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(Reuters) – A Tesla (NASDAQ:) driver in California died early on Saturday after crashing into a hearth truck on an interstate freeway, the fireplace division mentioned.
U.S. regulators are investigating Tesla autos with the Autopilot driver help system over a string of crashes with parked emergency autos.
Tesla didn’t instantly reply to Reuters requests for remark outdoors of enterprise hours.
The Contra Costa County Fireplace Safety District Division mentioned in a tweet {that a} passenger within the Tesla was taken to the hospital in vital situation. An official mentioned 4 firefighters had been launched with minor accidents after analysis.
The division mentioned the truck had been blocking lanes of I-680 after a earlier accident.
The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration mentioned on Thursday its investigation, opened in 2021, “into Tesla’s Autopilot and related car techniques stays open and energetic.” It’s reviewing whether or not Tesla autos adequately guarantee drivers are paying consideration.
The assertion adopted Tesla saying a recall of greater than 362,000 U.S. autos to replace its Full Self-Driving Beta software program after regulators raised considerations in regards to the driver help system didn’t adequately adhere to site visitors security legal guidelines and will trigger crashes.
