US Opens Investigation Into Fatal Tesla Crash in Virginia

US Opens Investigation Into Fatal Tesla Crash in Virginia
Tesla super chargers in Mojave, Calif., on July 10, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—U.S. auto safety regulators said Thursday they are opening a special crash investigation into a fatal accident in Virginia involving a Tesla Model Y suspected of relying on advanced driver assistance systems and striking a heavy truck.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is probing a July 19 fatal crash in which the driver of a Tesla died after striking a tractor-trailer truck in Warrenton, Virginia.