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Tesla to face fresh Autopilot scrutiny after company snubs NTSB

The agency is probing the March 2018 crash in Mountain View, Calif., that killed 38-year-old Apple Inc. engineer Walter Huang after his Tesla Model X slammed into a highway barrier while using Autopilot.
The NTSB is probing the March 2018 crash in Mountain View, Calif., that killed 38-year-old Apple Inc. engineer Walter Huang after his Tesla Model X slammed into a highway barrier while using Autopilot. (REUTERS)
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February 24, 2020 08:29 PM

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will convene its second hearing on a fatal crash involving Tesla Inc.’s automated driver-assist technology even though the automaker hasn’t filed formal responses to recommendations stemming from the first one more than two years ago.

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