Tesla on Autopilot Had Steered Driver Towards Same Barrier Before Fatal Crash, NTSB Says

Tesla on Autopilot Had Steered Driver Towards Same Barrier Before Fatal Crash, NTSB Says
The Tesla Model X on the second press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris on Oct. 3, 2018. Regis Duvignau/Reuters
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The man who died in March 2018 after his Tesla crashed into a highway barrier while in autopilot had previously complained about the system aiming him towards the same barrier, according to a slew of new documents published by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

Apple engineer Walter Huang was commuting to work in his Tesla Model X on March 23, using the autopilot assistance feature.  The vehicle veered off course and crashed into a damaged crash attenuator at the off-ramp for Highway 85 from 101 in Silicon Valley, California.

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