58°
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
7 Day Forecast
Follow our weather team on social media

1st self-driving car crash death reported involves Tesla S

7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago Thursday, June 30 2016 Jun 30, 2016 June 30, 2016 10:25 AM June 30, 2016 in News
Source: WBRZ
By: ABC News

WILLISTON, Fla. - Officials have confirmed the first self-driving car death involving a Tesla S sports car where the driver was using autopilot.

"What we know is that the vehicle was on a divided highway with Autopilot engaged when a tractor trailer drove across the highway perpendicular to the Model S," Tesla said in a statement.

The fatal crash occurred on May 7 in Williston, Florida. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says preliminary reports indicate the crash occurred when a tractor-trailer rig made a left turn in front of the Tesla at a highway intersection.

"Neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied," the statement said.

The Model S went under the trailer, "impacting the windshield," according to the statement.

More News

Desktop News

Click to open Continuous News in a sidebar that updates in real-time.
Radar
7 Days