US investigators link Tesla Autopilot to dozens of deaths and almost 1,000 crashes
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A newly published report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) links Tesla's Autopilot systems to nearly 1,000 crashes from the last few years, over two dozen of them fatal. Most were caused by inattentive drivers who may have falsely believed that the company's driver assistance systems amounted toRead Entire Article

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