Tesla in Washington crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say

Jeffrey Nissen’s death is at least the second in the U.S. involving Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system.

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist in Snohomish County in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self Driving” system at the time of the crash.

Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery after downloading information from the event-data recorder on the 2022 Tesla Model S, agency spokesman Capt, Deion Glover said Tuesday.

“The investigation is still ongoing in this case,” Glover said in an email to The Associated Press. The Snohomish County Prosecutor

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