Tesla driver in fatal ‘Autopilot’ crash got numerous warnings – U.S. government

Tesla driver in fatal ‘Autopilot’ crash got numerous warnings – U.S. government

Tesla driver in fatal 'Autopilot' crash got numerous warnings - U.S. government

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released 500 pages of findings into the May 2016 death of Joshua Brown, a former Navy SEAL, near Williston, Florida. Brown's Model S collided with a truck while it was engaged in the "Autopilot" mode and he was killed. A Tesla Inc spokeswoman Tesla spokeswoman Keely Sulprizio declined to comment on the NTSB report.


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Crete Carrier raises maximum speed to 65 mph

Crete Carrier Corp. has increased the maximum speed for its truckers in cruise control to 65 mph from 62 mph.

Although Crete and subsidiaries Shaffer Trucking and Hunt Transportation have been limiting speed for safety and fuel economy, the company said improved safety technologies and aerodynamics “have had a major impact on these factors,” the company said in its announcement.

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