Tesla Said to Offer Theories on Systems Failure in Fatal Crash
- Company briefed congressional staff on May 7 crash in Florida
- Model S may have detected and disregarded crossing truck
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Tesla Motors Inc. suspects the automatic braking system on a Model S car involved in a fatal crash either didn’t detect the truck it struck, or saw the vehicle and failed to act, company representatives are said to have told congressional aides probing the accident.
The braking system’s radar and camera may have failed to detect the tractor-trailer, Tesla representatives said during a July 28 briefing to Senate Commerce Committee staff members looking into the crash, said a committee official familiar with the discussion.