The statement did not say why the Autopilot system apparently did not detect the concrete divider. The fatal crash and vehicle fire of the Tesla near Mountain View, California, involved two other cars and delayed traffic for hours. The 38-year-old Tesla driver died at a nearby hospital shortly after the crash. The NTSB faulted Tesla in a prior fatal autopilot crash. In January, NHTSA and NTSB launched investigations into a Tesla vehicle, apparently travelling in semi-autonomous mode, that struck a fire truck in California.

Source: The Star March 31, 2018 03:11 UTC