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NTSB Kicks Tesla Off Crash Probe for Violating Disclosure Pledge
- Electric-car maker says it withdrew from investigation
- Company drawing criticism for statements on fatal accident
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The National Transportation Safety Board stripped Tesla Inc. of its role in an investigation of a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, saying the electric-car maker failed to abide by an agreement not to disclose information while the probe was underway.
“While we understand the demand for information that parties face during an NTSB investigation, uncoordinated releases of incomplete information do not further transportation safety or serve the public interest,” NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said in a statement.