Tesla Model 3 collides with Subaru Impreza, kills two
A Tesla Model 3 head-on collided with a Subaru Impreza in South Lake Tahoe, California, killing the driver of the Subaru and a three-month baby in the Tesla. The incident prompted the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to announce it would launch a special investigation into the crash over the possible involvement of Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, Autopilot , which it suspects was engaged at the time. According to Reuters , the NHTSA has launched over three dozen special investigations into Tesla incidents since 2016. The automaker’s advanced driver assistance systems were suspected of being involved in all of them. System 🤖 Tesla Autopilot, Full-self Driving Developer: Tesla Country: USA Sector: Automotive Purpose: Automate steering, acceleration, braking Technology: Driver assistance system Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Safety
- Date it happened
- 2023-07-01
- Product, system or model
- Tesla Autopilot
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