The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into a South Jordan crash involving a Tesla Model S that was reportedly in autopilot mode when the accident occurred, according to the agency.
The crash occurred last week when the Tesla, traveling about 60 miles per hour, rear-ended a fire truck stopped at a red light. The driver, who sustained a broken right ankle, told police that her car was in autopilot mode and failed to brake before the violent impact decimated its front end.
The crash is the third accident in recent months that has occurred when a Tesla was in the semiautonomous driving mode.