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Tesla on autopilot had steered driver towards same barrier before fatal crash, NTSB says
The driver who died after his Tesla crashed into a highway barrier while using autopilot had previously complained about the system aiming him towards the same barrier, according to newly released documents from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The March 2018 crash killed an Apple engineer who was on his way to work near Mountain View, California.
The NTSB investigation found that the man had previously complained about his Tesla steering him toward the concrete barrier that eventually became the scene of the fatal crash.
"Many times, when the driver went past the crash location in the left lane, the Tesla would steer left toward the gore point area and he would have to manually take control to stay within the left lane," the NTSB documents stated.
"The family explained that it happened so often that he had told both his brother and his wife about the problem," it added.
The man even attempted to show his family how the car steered left when they passed the location once, the documents said.
Finally, neither the driver nor the vehicle's autopilot system executed evasive measures before the car "under-rode the semi-trailer, shearing off its roof and continued south for approximately 1600 feet before coming to a stop in the median."
The NTSB released photos showing the Tesla with its roof sheared off after it slid under the semi-trailer.
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The driver who died after his Tesla crashed into a highway barrier while using autopilot had previously complained about the system aiming him towards the same barrier, according to newly released documents from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The March 2018 crash killed an Apple engineer who was on his way to work near Mountain View, California.
The NTSB investigation found that the man had previously complained about his Tesla steering him toward the concrete barrier that eventually became the scene of the fatal crash.
"Many times, when the driver went past the crash location in the left lane, the Tesla would steer left toward the gore point area and he would have to manually take control to stay within the left lane," the NTSB documents stated.
"The family explained that it happened so often that he had told both his brother and his wife about the problem," it added.
The man even attempted to show his family how the car steered left when they passed the location once, the documents said.
Finally, neither the driver nor the vehicle's autopilot system executed evasive measures before the car "under-rode the semi-trailer, shearing off its roof and continued south for approximately 1600 feet before coming to a stop in the median."
The NTSB released photos showing the Tesla with its roof sheared off after it slid under the semi-trailer.
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