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Tesla crash in Florida to be probed

Source: AP | 00:05 UTC+8 September 20, 2021 | Print Edition

United States federal officials say they will investigate a fiery Tesla crash that left two people dead in South Florida.

Three investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are traveling this week to Coral Gables, where a Tesla Model 3 left the roadway and collided with a tree last Monday, the agency said on Twitter.

“We always look especially closely at newer technology,” NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said on Friday.

The NTSB investigation will focus on the operation of the vehicle and the post-crash fire that consumed the car, officials said.

Tesla vehicles don’t use gasoline that could raise the risk of a big fire after a crash, but the company’s guidance to first responders includes a warning about battery fires. Tesla representatives have said that high-speed collisions can result in a fire for any kind of car. The Coral Gables crash occurred near a residential intersection, and it wasn’t known whether speed was a factor.

It was also unclear whether the car’s partially automated driving system was activated at the time of the crash. The government is scrutinizing Tesla’s system. In the past five years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has sent investigators to 31 crashes involving vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 25 involving Teslas.

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