SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. agency said Tuesday it has sent investigators to look into a fatal crash and fire on a California highway that involved a Tesla electric SUV equipped with a semi-autonomous control system. Palo Alto, California-based Tesla Motors wouldn’t say if Autopilot was working at the time of the crash. The investigation is the latest by federal authorities into a crash involving a Tesla vehicle. Tesla has taken steps to prevent drivers from using Autopilot improperly, including measuring the amount of torque applied to the steering wheel and sending visual and audio warnings. If the warnings are ignored, drivers would be prevented from using Autopilot, the company said.

Source: National Post March 27, 2018 19:07 UTC