Feds Investigating Tesla’s Self-Driving System

The probe was launched after a Tesla with the system activated fatally struck a pedestrian amid conditions reducing visibility.

Brand-new Tesla cars sit in a parking lot at the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., on Oct. 19, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A federal agency is investigating Tesla’s self-driving system after a Tesla vehicle hit a pedestrian, who died.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened the investigation on Oct. 17, according to a document from the agency.