- Two federal agencies, the NHTSA and the NTSB, are investigating Tesla following a fatal crash involving a 2019 Model S that occurred in Spring, Texas, over the weekend.
- Two men died in the crash Saturday night, and apparently, nobody was behind the wheel, according to multiple press interviews with local police.
On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it “immediately” launched another investigation into Tesla following a fatal crash in Spring, Texas, over the weekend.
Two men died in the crash Saturday night, and apparently, nobody was behind the wheel, according to multiple press interviews with local police.
The electric vehicle, a Tesla 2019 Model S, crashed into a tree and burst into flames. One person was found in the front passenger seat, and another was in the rear passenger seat of the vehicle.
Another federal agency, the National Transportation Safety Board, said it is also sending two investigators to Texas and will focus their analysis on the vehicle’s operation and post-crash fire.