The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model Y earlier this year, according to Reuters, after the agency suspected the vehicle was relying on its Autopilot system—marking the latest probe into Tesla’s self-driving system amid scrutiny from auto regulators and the Justice Department.
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The agency said Thursday it was opening a special crash investigation into a July 19 crash involving the Tesla vehicle, whose driver died after crashing into a tractor-trailer truck in Warrenton, Virginia, according to Reuters, citing regulators.
The tractor-trailer was turning onto a highway from a truck stop before the Tesla struck its side and went underneath the truck, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office, though it is unknown whether the Tesla was operating on Autopilot.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes.