Tesla Fatal Crash in Newport Beach Under Federal Investigation

Tesla Fatal Crash in Newport Beach Under Federal Investigation
Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, Calif., on October 15, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Brandon Drey
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Federal authorities launched an investigation into a fatal crash that killed three and injured three when a 2022 Tesla Model S slammed into construction equipment on the Pacific Coast Highway.

The agency handling the probe, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, confirmed to The Epoch Times the case involved advanced driver assistance systems—better known as Tesla’s Autopilot.