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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Krisher

Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash

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Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was speeding in the moments leading to a crash with a crossing tractor-trailer last July that killed the Tesla driver.

The death of Pablo Teodoro III, 57, is the third since 2016 in which a Tesla that was using Autopilot ran underneath a crossing tractor-trailer, raising questions about the partially automated system's safety and where it should be allowed to operate.

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