Tesla driver Joshua Brown died in a crash earlier this year when the autopilot system failed to identify a truck turning in front of him. A NHTSA spokesman said the agency was reviewing the changes to autopilot and had no update on its investigation into Tesla. The update to Tesla's autopilot system will rely more heavily on radar to identify objects in addition to a camera. He also emphasized his belief that autopilot is safer than traditional driving, mentioning that Tesla cars have now driven roughly 200 million miles on autopilot. Material may be useful for investigation — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 9, 2016On September 1, a rocket that SpaceX -- Musk's space exploration venture -- intended to launch unexpectedly exploded on the launchpad in Cape Canaveral days ahead of its scheduled launch.

Source: CNN September 11, 2016 19:28 UTC