Tesla auto-assisted driving in another crash: motorcyclist killed on the spot

Automatic assisted driving technology has been a relatively popular new technology in recent years, new technology also brings new risks, there are a lot of news about automatic assisted driving in a car accident, recently there was a Tesla automatic assisted driving car accident in the United States.

A motorcyclist in Draper, Utah, collided with a Tesla driver using Autopilot last Sunday, killing the motorcyclist on the spot, according to THE VERGE.

The incident occurred just after 1 a.m. Sunday, according to local reports, and the motorcyclist, who has not been identified, was traveling southbound on Interstate 15 near the Salt Lake and Utah County line. The Utah Department of Public Safety said the Tesla crashed into the motorcycle from behind and the motorcyclist was thrown to the ground by the impact, killing him instantly.

The Tesla driver who remained at the scene told local officials he did not see the motorcyclist at the time. Local authorities said the driver was using automatic assisted driving when the crash occurred.

The crash caught the attention of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which reviews crashes involving advanced driver assistance systems (such as Tesla's Automated Assisted Driving) and Autopilot, and the crash is on the NHTSA's Special Crash Investigation (SCI) list.

The cause of the accident is unclear, but according to NHTSA's previous investigation of 16 accidents in which Tesla owners used Auto-Assisted Driving to crash into stationary emergency vehicles, most of the accidents occurred after dark, and Auto-Assisted Driving failed to notice warning lights, signals, cones and illuminated arrow boards.

As of July 26, there were 48 crashes on NHTSA's SCI list, 39 of which were related to Tesla vehicles, and 19 of those 39 crashes resulted in fatalities.