A fatal crash involving a Tesla in Texas has sparked national attention and raised questions about the company's automated driving system, Full Self-Driving (Supervised). The driver claimed Autopilot was engaged at the time of the crash, but Tesla's vice president of AI software, Ashok Elluswamy, suggested the vehicle was equipped with FSD (Supervised) and the driver had manually overridden the system.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have opened investigations into the crash. Meanwhile, Tesla has settled a lawsuit connected to a fatal 2023 crash involving a vehicle using FSD (Supervised).
The incident highlights the growing scrutiny of Tesla's automated driving system, which is currently the company's most visible and revenue-generating product tied to its AI and robotics branding.
