The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it is opening a new special investigation into a February fatal crash in California involving a Tesla Model S where an advanced driver assistance system was suspected of having been used.
The agency is investigating the crash of a 2014 model year Tesla involving a fire truck in Contra Costa County, Calif. The fire department said a Tesla struck one of its fire trucks and the Tesla driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tesla did not immediately comment.