A Tesla driver using the Autopilot driver-assist program crashed into a motorcycle in Utah this past weekend, killing the cyclist instantly. The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) is already investigating the fatal crash, bringing the total number of federal Autopilot investigations up to 39.
If this headline sounds a bit too familiar, it’s not because you’re experiencing déjà vu — we’ve been here before, and not all that long ago. Just a few weeks ago, the NHTSA opened a special probe into a fatal Tesla crash in California that killed a pedestrian. In that case, too, the driver was reportedly using Autopilot.
