US Auto Safety Agency Seeks Information From Tesla on Fatal Cybertruck Crash and Fire in Texas

US Auto Safety Agency Seeks Information From Tesla on Fatal Cybertruck Crash and Fire in Texas
A Tesla charger in Freeport, Maine, on Oct. 19, 2022. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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DETROIT—Federal safety authorities say they are seeking information on a crash and fire involving a Tesla Cybertruck that killed a driver of the futuristic new pickup.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is gathering information from Tesla. The agency did not send crash investigators, nor has it opened a formal investigation into the crash. It did not say if it is investigating the cause of the fire or whether the driver was using a partially automated driving system.