NTSB concludes investigation of March 2018’s Tesla Model X crash

In continuing coverage, the Menlo Park (CA) Almanac (2/27, Forestieri, 51K) reports that during its meeting Tuesday, the NTSB concluded that 38-year-old Walter Huang “died from a high-speed crash because his Tesla Model X’s Autopilot driving system steered the car into a median on Highway 101 in Mountain View in 2018.” The Menlo Park Almanac reports that the “findings citing the crash’s probable cause...place significant blame on Tesla for shortcomings in the electric car company’s partially autonomous driving system.” According to the Menlo Park Almanac, the findings “also point to driver complacency as a significant factor in the crash – he was likely playing a video game at the time – along with larger concerns that car manufacturers are marketing and selling autonomous features without adequate testing and clear disclosure of the limitations.”