Tesla Autopilot Vehicle Involved In Fatal accident

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Tesla is facing some heat following a fatal accident involving a possible failure of its famous autopilot system in a Tesla Model S vehicle.

Reports say that a Tesla driver died while the vehicle was in semi Autonomous Autopilot mode as the system failed to brake and rammed into a trailer.

Tesla has confirmed the incident as it said in a statement, “The vehicle was on a divided highway with Autopilot engaged when a tractor trailer drove across the highway perpendicular to the Model S. Neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied”

The National Highway Traffic Safety administration has opened an investigation into the accident even as the incident will no doubt cast some doubt on the future of semi autonomous vehicles.