A Tesla on autopilot crashed into a stopped truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike when the 18-year-old driver lost control while the vehicle was operating in autopilot mode.
On Friday at approximately 10:25 p.m., a 2016 Tesla crashed into the back of a Freightliner truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike eastbound near mile marker 48 in Oakmont. The Freightliner was stopped in the middle lane providing traffic control for a closure in the right lane. The Tesla was being driven by an 18-year-old man from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and was operating on autopilot at the time of the crash. Police reported that the driver lost control while the vehicle was on autopilot. The Tesla driver was charged with careless driving. No injuries were reported in the incident. This crash is part of a broader pattern of Tesla autopilot incidents that have been under scrutiny by safety regulators. Since 2016, more than 30 crashes involving autopilot have been investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In February 2023, Tesla was pressured to recall nearly 363,000 vehicles with full self-driving features due to safety issues. The NHTSA has been investigating Tesla's autopilot features since June 2016 following a fatal crash.
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