A NHTSA spokesman confirmed the agency was investigating the crash. The inquiry, a crash scene and vehicle inspection, is the latest by the NHTSA’s Special Crash Investigations unit involving a Tesla vehicle. It has begun 13 probes into Tesla vehicle crashes believed to involve the use of the company’s automated driver-assist features marketed as Autopilot. A NHTSA spokesman declined to comment on whether Autopilot was a factor in the Sunday crash. AdvertisementThe NHTSA earlier in December said investigators would look into a Connecticut crash in which a Tesla rear-ended a parked police cruiser while the vehicle was operating on Autopilot.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 01, 2020 02:15 UTC