US Identifies 12th Tesla Assisted Systems Car Crash Involving Emergency Vehicle

US Identifies 12th Tesla Assisted Systems Car Crash Involving Emergency Vehicle
A Tesla logo on a Model S is seen at a Tesla dealership in New York on April 29, 2016. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—U.S. auto safety regulators said on Wednesday they had identified a 12th crash involving Tesla Inc vehicles that were using advanced driver assistance systems in incidents involving emergency vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Aug. 16 said it had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla driver assistance system Autopilot after 11 crashes.