There Are Now 38 Investigations Into Tesla's Autopilot After Another Tragic Fatal Crash In California

Over the last few years, we've reported on multiple Tesla investigations that have been linked to its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) suites. Last month, we reported on a federalinvestigation relating to Autopilottechnologies that concern no less than 830,000 vehicles. And just last week, we reported on afatal crash involving a Tesla Model Sin Florida that killed two people.

Over the last six or so years, 37 investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have been opened concerning 18 deaths, and all are suspected to have been linked to Autopilot. We have also seen how Tesla's FSD Beta software hasrepeatedly missed the mark, sometimes almost colliding with other road users. Unfortunately, Tesla's troubles in this area are far from over as the NHTSA is now investigating the 38th incident after the death of a motorcyclist who was involved in a collision with a Model Y earlier this month.

The precise details of what occurred in the July 7 collision between the motorcyclist and the 2021Tesla Model Yremain unclear, but we do have a basic idea of what unfolded.My LA News报道称,ridin骑摩托车g in the HOV lane when the Model Y approached from behind. The rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was thrown onto the freeway and later pronounced dead. The Tesla driver was uninjured and alcohol was not believed to be a factor.

This incident now joins an alarmingly lengthy list of fatal crashes involving Teslas. According toReuters, Tesla declined to comment on the issue and, while the NHTSA did not specify which crash it was investigating this time, the latest California one seems to be a likely candidate.