Two new fatal Tesla crashes are being examined by US investigators

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into the deaths of two people who were in a car. The NHTSA opened a special investigation into a fatal crash in California in which a person was killed by a car. A crash that took place in Florida on July 6th is being examined.

A tractor-trailer was parked at a truck stop on the side of the road when a car smashed into it. The driver and a passenger of the car were killed in a crash. The agency was aware of the crash and was talking to the company about it.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the vehicle crashed into the truck. A person for the patrol did not respond to a question.

NHTSA is looking into 16 crashes in whichTesla owners crashed into emergency vehicles, resulting in injuries and one death. Most of the incidents took place after dark with the software ignoring the scene control measures. An engineering analysis is the second and final phase of an investigation before a recall.

The government has a list of vehicle crashes that take place while using active driver- assist features. Most likely due to the fact that it sells more vehicles with Level 2 systems than its rivals, the numbers were higher forTesla. Real-time data from its customers gives it a much quicker reporting process.

According to the NHTSA, from July 20th, 2021. to May 21st, 2022. The EV company crashes make up the majority of crashes reported during that time.

Joshua Brown was the first person to be killed when his car crashed into a tractor-trailer while he was using the autopilot feature in his car. Three years later, a 50-year-old man named Jeremy Banner was killed on a Florida highway when his car collided with a tractor-trailer that was crossing his path. Banner was using a program called autopilot.

Musk has blamed crashes on driver overconfidence before. When there is a serious accident, it is almost always the case that it is an experienced user who is at fault.