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Model 3 Tesla on Autopilot Crashed into a Truck in Florida, Killing Driver
In Florida, a Model 3 Tesla on Autopilot mode crashed into a tractor-trailer truck, killing the 50-year-old driver.
- Date it happened
- 2019-03-01
- Organisation involved
- Tesla
- Product, system or model
- Tesla's Autopilot system is meant to provide autonomous driving capacities to vehicles, navigating obstacles and reacting to real-time road situations.
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