SALT LAKE CITY—A Tesla that crashed while in Autopilot mode in Utah this month accelerated in the seconds before it smashed into a stopped fire truck, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press. The driver of the fire truck told police he had injuries consistent with whiplash but did not go to a hospital. Tesla’s Autopilot system uses cameras, ultrasonic sensors and radar to sense the vehicle’s surrounding environment and perform basic functions automatically. But Tesla said previously that since rolling out its second generation of Autopilot, it has continued to update software leading to major improvements. This week, Tesla said Autopilot was not engaged when a Model S veered off a road and plunged into a pond outside San Francisco, killing the driver.

Source: thestar May 25, 2018 21:33 UTC