(Bloomberg) – U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday closed an investigation into a fatal accident involving Tesla Motors Inc.'s Autopilot driver-assist system, and said they didn't find a defect warranting a recall.

Joshua Brown, a former Navy SEAL and Tesla enthusiast, was killed in May when his all-electric Tesla Model S sedan crashed into the side of a semi trailer that was crossing a Florida highway.

There's no evidence that either Brown or the Autopilot system noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a bright sky and the brakes were never applied.

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