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On May 16, Washington time, the National Transportation Safety Board released a report that Tesla (Tesla Inc.) The autopilot function is the culprit of the accident. This is at least the third fatal crash reported in the United States involving a driver assistance system, the National Transportation Safety Board (National Transportation Safety Board) said on Thursday.

According to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the driver activated the autopilot about 10 seconds before hitting a semi-trailer, while the system did not detect the driver's hand on the steering wheel less than eight seconds before the crash.

The agency said the car was driving at 68 mph (mph) on a highway with a speed limit of 55 mph, and neither the system nor the driver took any evasive action.

Tesla said in a statement that the company shared information on autopilot status with regulators shortly after the accident, adding that he "immediately took his hand off the steering wheel" after the driver activated the autopilot system. The autopilot system autopliot has never been used at any other time during that driving process. "

"Tesla's autopilot system autopliot has traveled more than 1 billion miles, and our data show that drivers with autopilot support are safer than those without assistance if a careful driver who is ready to take control of the situation uses the autopilot correctly," the company added.

Although some Tesla drivers say they can avoid holding the steering wheel for a long time while using autopilot, Tesla advises drivers to put their hands on the steering wheel and concentrate when using the system.

David Friedman, former acting director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), said the incident raised serious questions about the lack of restrictions on the system and its use.

"either the autopilot system can't detect the flatcar ahead, or it can't respond safely to it," said Friedman, vice president of publicity at Consumer Reports. "the system cannot independently and reliably control common road conditions, nor can it keep drivers focused when they are most needed." Tesla "must limit the use of autopilot under safe conditions and install a much more efficient system to verify driver participation," he said. "

These accidents raise questions about the safety of these systems. These systems can perform driving tasks for a long time with little or no human intervention, but they cannot completely replace manual driving.

In May 2016, a Tesla Model S driver was killed in a car accident near Williston, Florida. He was driving and turning on the autopilot autopilot when he crashed into a tractor that had fallen off the trailer.

In March 2018, there was a fatal crash involving a Model X in autopilot mode in Mountain View, California. Tesla said the vehicle records showed that the driver was warned to put his hand on the steering wheel, but the driver did not take any action before the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are investigating the incident.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in 2017 that Tesla lacked appropriate safety safeguards to enable drivers to "use the system under abnormal driving conditions (such as drivers' distractions in other activities that interfere with driving or road safety), and the system gives drivers too much room for manoeuvre to distract drivers."

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