Investigators Say Tesla Car Was Speeding At Time Of Crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — The driver killed when his Tesla sedan crashed while in self-driving mode was traveling at 9 mph above the speed limit just before hitting the side of a tractor-trailer, federal accident investigators said Tuesday. Data downloaded from the Tesla Model S shows the vehicle was traveling at 74 mph in a 65-mph zone on a divided highway in Williston, Florida, near Gainesville, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report. The driver, Joshua Brown, 40, a tech company owner from Canton, Ohio, was using the sedan's cruise control and lane-keeping features at the time, the report said.Read more on NewsOK.com

BING NEWS:
  • The state of self-driving taxi cars in Austin: Tesla and Waymo battle as GM shifts focus
    Austin is still and epicenter for leading brands in the self-driving space. Here is the state of the autonomous car race.
    12/18/2024 - 11:03 pm | View Link
  • Tesla Cybertruck Charging Now Hits 325 kW At Select V4 Superchargers
    Currently, only 19 Supercharger locations across the US offer that kind of speed, but Tesla says more will come online "soon" ...
    12/16/2024 - 2:11 pm | View Link
  • Tesla brings back free Supercharging for life to move some Model S cars
    Tesla has announced that it is bringing back free Supercharging for life, an incentive abandoned long ago, to move ...
    12/15/2024 - 7:01 am | View Link
  • Trump Admin May Kill Rule on Car Crash Reporting That Hurts Tesla
    Trump's transition team has advised ending data collection on crashes involving vehicles with driver-assistance features like Tesla's.
    12/13/2024 - 3:14 pm | View Link
  • Tesla Stock Surges to First All-Time High in 3 Years
    Tesla ( TSLA) shares soared nearly 6% to close at an all-time high of $424.77 Wednesday, marking the stock's first record close in three years after six straight days of gains.
    12/11/2024 - 9:16 am | View Link
  • More

 

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Business News