Tesla defends Autopilot record amid investigation into crash that killed driver

Tesla has defended its Autopilot driver-assist technology after a probe was launched into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X SUV. The accident took place on the afternoon of Friday 23 March on a motorway in Mountain View, California. The 38-year-old driver died at a nearby hospital shortly after the crash. Tesla vehicles have a system called Autopilot which runs some driving tasks but it is not clear if Tesla's automated control system was driving the car. According to the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) and police, the accident involved two other cars.