Tesla crash: Driver killed in first fatal crash involving autopilot mode

A man has died in the first known fatal crash involving a car in self-driving mode, prompting an urgent investigation by electric car makers Tesla and US authorities. Joshua Brown, 40, died when his Tesla Model S collided with the white trailer of a lorry on a dry Florida road in May. According to the Florida Highway Patrol report, the Tesla's windscreen hit the bottom of the trailer as it passed underneath, and the car kept going, leaving the road. It continued, striking a fence, crossing a field, passing through another fence before finally hitting a pole about 30m south of the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have begun an investigation into the autopilot system used in 25,000 Model S cars.