Regarding the accident in which an electric car Tesla crashed into a fire engine in the San Francisco Bay Area, California on the 18th, the US Department of Transportation Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)I have requested additional information from Tesla.
The Contra Costa County fire department said in a tweet on the day of the accident that a Tesla had slammed into one of the fire trucks that were blocking the lane in response to another incident. The driver of the Tesla vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
For about a year and a half, NHTSA has been investigating how Tesla’s self-driving assist system, Autopilot, works in collisions involving fire trucks and other emergency response vehicles. It is unclear if the autopilot was used in the collision. A passenger in the Tesla vehicle and four firefighters were taken to hospital.
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Original title:Tesla Fatal Crash With Fire Truck Draws US Regulator Inquiry (1)(excerpt)
