NHTSA launches crash probe into fatal Texas Tesla incident

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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a Special Crash Investigation after a June crash near Houston where a Tesla Model 3, reportedly in automated driving mode, struck a house and killed a 76-year-old woman. Tesla and its executives dispute that Full Self-Driving was engaged; authorities say the driver used automated driving assistance and the vehicle sped at about 73 mph. The case adds to ongoing regulatory scrutiny of Tesla's self-driving technology.
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- Tesla faces federal probe after Model 3 slams into Texas home, killing 76-year-old CNBC
- Tesla crash that killed a woman under US federal investigation BBC
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