[1/2] Tesla Model 3 vehicles are shown for sale at a Tesla facility in Long Beach, California, U.S., May 22, 2023.
Since 2016, the U.S. auto safety regulator has opened more than three dozen Tesla special crash investigations in cases where systems such as Autopilot were suspected of being used, with 22 crash deaths reported through Tuesday.
The Tesla driver suffered serious injuries and two other Tesla passengers suffered moderate injuries.
A local California fire department said a Tesla struck one of its fire trucks and that the Tesla driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other investigation in March involves a 2022 Tesla Model Y that struck and seriously injured a 17-year-old student who got off a school bus in North Carolina.
Persons:
Mike Blake WASHINGTON, Tesla, David Shepardson, Doina Chiacu, Chizu Nomiyama, Deepa Babington
Organizations:
Tesla, REUTERS, Traffic Safety Administration, Subaru Impreza, Patrol, Subaru, California Highway Patrol, NHTSA, Thomson
Locations:
Long Beach , California, U.S, California, South Lake, Contra Costa County , California, North Carolina