NHTSA Launches Special Investigation Into Fatal Tesla Crash Into Texas Home

The agency is investigating an incident where a Model 3 using Autopilot crashed into a residence, killing a 76-year-old woman.

A new Tesla Model 3 at a delivery center on the last day of the company's third quarter in San Diego on Sept. 30, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a special investigation on Monday into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model 3 using an automated driving feature that rammed into a home in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas.

The crash occurred at about 8 p.m. local time on Friday when the vehicle left the road at high speed and struck a brick house, local authorities said.