(Bloomberg) -- A Tesla car involved in a deadly crash in Florida that’s under investigation because the driver was using automated technology was speeding before striking a truck.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report Tuesday that the Tesla was traveling at 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour in a zone where the limit was 65 miles per hour.
The Model S Tesla was being operated by what the car company calls Autopilot. The NTSB called the system “Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer.” The car also had an automatic emergency braking system that was designed to slow or stop before a collision, according to the NTSB.
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