Report: Tesla Had Autopilot Engaged During Fatal Florida Crash

On March 1, a Tesla Model 3 crashed into the side of a tractor-trailer in Florida, killing the driver.

But while Jeremy Beren Banner may have been behind the wheel of the Tesla, he wasn’t wholly in control of it. Based on a newly released preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), he had Autopilot engaged at the time of the crash.

This marks at least the fourth time a Tesla driver has died with the car’s autonomous features enabled — adding to the mounting concerns about the system’s safety.

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