Car data: Utah Tesla driver had hands off wheel before crash
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May 17, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah driver turned on the semi-autonomous functions of her Tesla vehicle and then didn't touch the steering wheel again for 80 seconds before slamming into a firetruck stopped at a red light last week, a summary of data from the car released Wednesday showed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has sent its special crash investigations team to the state, the agency said as details about the Friday evening crash became public Wednesday.
According to South Jordan police's summary of technician findings, the 28-year-old driver had repeatedly enabled and disa...
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