US driving safety regulator begins special investigation after Tesla car with ADAS engaged ploughs into Texas home

A driver in Texas claimed he was using his Tesla’s autopilot feature when it crashed into a home at a high speed.

It was not clear which of Tesla's features the driver was using at the time of the crash.

A 76-year-old grandmother was killed after a Tesla car crashed through the front of her home in Katy, Texas on Friday.The 44-year-old driver of the Tesla Model 3 was transported…

Martha Avila, who was inside the home, was hit during the crash. She was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the sheriff’s office said.

A man said an automated driver-assistance system was engaged when his Tesla Model 3 was involved in the fatal crash.

The Tesla was using an automated driving assistance system when police said it struck the Texas home.

Tesla touts Autopilot as lifesaving a day after grandmother died in crash.

A 76-year-old Texas woman died after a Tesla Model 3 driver using Autopilot crashed into her home. NHTSA is launching a special crash investigation.

Las autoridades investigan las circunstancias de un accidente en Texas que dejó una mujer muerta tras el choque de un Tesla contra una vivienda.

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Federal safety regulators are now investigating the fatal Tesla crash in Katy, Texas, where a Model 3 left a residential...

Harris County authorities said that the driver, Michael Butler, said that he had been using Tesla's partially automated driving systems.

NEW YORK (AP) — The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and

Ein Tesla kracht in Texas in ein Haus, dabei stirbt eine ältere Frau: Nun soll ermittelt werden, ob die »Full Self-Driving«-Software im Spiel war. Firmenchef Elon Musk schließt…

Car was reportedly using an advanced driver-assistance system

Road safety regulator investigates crash involving a Model 3 that had been reportedly operating in self-driving mode.

The top U.S. auto regulator has opened an investigation after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman…

La NHTSA ha svolto l'indagine su una Tesla Model 3 che a Katy, in Texas, ha sfondato la facciata di una casa uccidendo una donna di 76 anni: il conducente dice che era in…

La Administración Nacional de Seguridad Vial está investigando el incidente en que un auto chocó contra una vivienda y causó la muerte de una mujer de 78 años