A Florida man died after his Tesla left a road and crashed into an electrical box and plunged into a pond while operating in Autopilot mode.
The fatal crash happened at about 8.10pm last month near Tampa. Florida Highway Patrol said an 87-year-old man was driving a Tesla Model Y when the vehicle veered off the road east of Infinite Drive before entering a nearby pond and becoming fully submerged. Emergency crews pulled both occupants from the vehicle and took them to hospital. The driver later died from his injuries, while a 75-year-old woman who was travelling with him survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The Tesla was operating with Autopilot engaged at the time of the crash. However, investigators have not explained how they determined the system was active or what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway.
