Tesla driver says vehicle was in autopilot mode when it crashed into Utah fire truck.

The AP (5/14, Hattem) report that a Tesla vehicle was in Autopilot mode when it crashed into the back of a fire truck in Salt Lake City over the weekend. The driver told police that the Autopilot system was on and that she was looking at her phone prior to the crash. A Tesla spokesperson did not comment on the disclosure. Meanwhile, on Twitter, Tesla co-founder Elon Musk said it was “super messed up” that the incident was received public attention, while thousands of accidents involving traditional vehicles “get almost no coverage.” NTSB said it has not yet launched an investigation of the crash but it may decide to do so. The article mentions that NTSB and NHTSA are already looking into Tesla’s Autopilot system and its role in a fatal crash on a California highway in March.