Report: Tesla Autopilot implicated in another crash

Autopilot, Tesla's semi-autonomous driving system, has crashed again.

A Tesla Model X crashed in Montana Saturday morning while in Autopilot mode, according to CNNMoney.

The driver, identified only by his last name, Pang, was driving in the middle of the night at or just above the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit on a canyon road without a defined shoulder.

Those are obviously less-than-ideal conditions for safe Autopilot operation, and Pang is said to have been driving without his hands on the wheel. The car went off the side of the road and ran into a series of wooden posts along the side of the road.

Pang says he wasn't sure whether he made a mistake or if the Autopilot failed to function correctly, the report says. According to Tesla, the car alerted Pang to put his hands on the wheel, and he chose not to.

Thankfully, neither the driver nor the passenger were injured. However, the wheel of the Model X was torn off.

This latest crash follows the first-known fatal crash that occurred with Autopilot engaged on May 7 in Florida. That crash is currently under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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