Federal Safety Probe Opened After Tesla on Autopilot Kills Grandmother in Her Texas Home
ABC News — Money—A grandmother was killed inside her own home when a Tesla allegedly operating on Autopilot crashed through the wall of her grandchildren's playroom in Texas, prompting federal regulators to open a second safety investigation into the incident. The victim's family filed a lawsuit against Tesla, and NHTSA announced it is now probing the crash for potential safety defects. Elon Musk publicly denied that Autopilot caused the fatal collision.
- ABC News — Money — Auto regulator opens special probe after Tesla kills 76-year-old in Texas
- New York Times — Tesla on Autopilot crashes into Texas home, killing a woman, officials say
- Futurism — Grandmother killed in her home when Tesla allegedly on Autopilot crashed through wall
- Forbes — NHTSA opens investigation into the deadly Tesla crash into Texas home
- Wall Street Journal — Fatal Tesla crash into a Texas home now under federal safety investigation
- Newsmax — Federal regulators probe fatal Tesla crash in Texas
- Guardian — Technology — US opens second federal investigation into the fatal Tesla crash
- Reuters — US NTSB to investigate fatal Texas Tesla crash
- BBC — Business — Texas family files lawsuit against Tesla over the fatal home crash
- The Hill — Musk says fatal Tesla crash in Texas 'makes no sense'
- Ars Technica — Elon Musk publicly denies Autopilot caused the crash that killed grandmother
- TechCrunch — NTSB launches probe into a fatal Texas Tesla crash
- Bloomberg — Tesla sued after a woman is killed by a car crashing into her house