NTSB plans new safety guidelines in probe of Tesla Autopilot crash

Tesla crash — Walter Huang, a 38-year-old Apple software engineer, was driving his Tesla Model X in 2018 in Mountain View, Calif., in Autopilot mode at about 70 mph when it crashed into a safety barrier known as a "crash attenuator." (REUTERS)

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February 24, 2020 11:31 PM

WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to establish the probable cause of a fatal March 2018 Tesla Autopilot crash in California and will issue a series of safety recommendations, two people briefed on the matter said on Monday.

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