Tesla's Autopilot cleared by NTSB from involvement in fatal Texas car crash
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Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) tracked higher in early trading on Thursday after a National Transportation Safety Board determination that a fatal car crash of a Tesla vehicle about two years ago in Texas was caused by excessive speed and the driver's failure to control the car.
The National Transportation Safety Board report indicated the evidence showed that the driver of a Tesla Model S hadn't engaged any of Tesla's advanced driver-assistance features before crashing north of Houston in April of 2021. The driver had accelerated to 67 mph on a residential street with a 30 mph speed limit,
"Although the driver's seat was found vacant and the driver was found in the left rear seat, the available evidence suggests that the driver was seated in the driver's seat at the time of the crash and moved into the rear seat postcrash," said the NTSB.
The crash attracted widespread attention on concerns Tesla's (TSLA) advanced driver-assistance system was involved.
Shares of TSLA rose 3.45% in premarket trading to $208.29.
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