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Fatal Tesla crash spurs criticism of on-the-road beta testing

Tesla CEO Elon Musk cautioned in October 2015 that the hotly anticipated Autopilot function was still in beta mode.
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Jeff Plungis and Dana Hull
July 02, 2016 05:00 AM

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO -- Tesla Motors Inc. says the self-driving feature suspected of being involved in a May 7 fatal crash is experimental, yet it’s been installed on all 70,000 of its cars since October 2014.

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