Autopilot turned off in fatal Tesla electric car accident in Texas – Musk

Electric vehicle Tesla Inc. (SPB: TSLA), which crashed over the weekend in Texas, was not on autopilot, said CEO Elon Musk.
"The data obtained so far shows that the autopilot has not been activated," Musk wrote on Twitter.
He also noted that there was no more advanced full self-driving feature in the electric vehicle.
A 2019 Tesla Model S electric car crashed into a tree in Spring, Texas over the weekend. Two people in the car were killed. According to police, the electric car was in autopilot mode.
On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began investigating the accident, The Wall Street Journal reported.
As part of the investigation, the NTSB plans to focus on how the car was driven, as well as on the causes of the fire, which was extinguished only a few hours later.
Tesla has repeatedly noted that the autopilot mode is not a substitute for the driver, and when using the function, you need to monitor the road and control the situation. "The autopilot and the full self-steering function should be used with the constant attention of the driver, who keeps his hands on the steering wheel and is ready to take control at any time," the company's website says.
Tesla shares fell 3.4% on Monday amid news_copy of the accident.