Neither he nor the Autopilot could see a oncoming tractor trailer resulting in a fatal accident.
This is believed to be the first death related to a vehicle with a semi-autonomous driving feature involved.
A post on Teslasblog describeswhat happened.
The incident, which occurred on May 7 in Williston, Florida, was reported to NHTSA by Tesla.
The driver of the Tesla died due to injuries sustained in the crash.
The victim was identified as Joshua Brown, 40, of Canton, Ohio.
He was a Navy veteran who owned a technology consulting firm.
Mr. Brown had posted videos of himself riding in autopilot mode.
In another, he had praised the system for saving his car from an accident.
source: www.techworm.net
