Feds boot Tesla from investigation into fatal crash
DETROIT (AP) — Federal safety investigators have booted electric car maker Tesla Inc. from the group investigating a fatal crash in California that involved an SUV operating with the company's Autopilot system.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it removed Tesla as a party to the investigation after the company prematurely made information public.
"Tesla violated the party agreement by releasing investigative information before it was vetted and confirmed by the NTSB," the agency said in a statement. "Such releases of incomplete information often lead to speculation and incorrect assumptions about the probable cause of a crash.