Autopilot could not have been functioning in Tesla Texas crash, NTSB says

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said testing showed Autopilot could not have been functioning in an April 17 Tesla Model S fatal crash near Houston, Texas because a key feature could not have been in use, according to a preliminary report released Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/business/au...tent&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

 

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said testing showed Autopilot could not have been functioning in an April 17 Tesla Model S fatal crash near Houston, Texas because a key feature could not have been in use, according to a preliminary report released Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/business/au...tent&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

This bit is important too:

"The NTSB also said footage from the owner’s home security cameras showed the owner entering the driver’s seat and the passenger entering the front passenger seat."