The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a special investigation on Monday into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model 3 using an automated driving feature that rammed into a home in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas.
The crash occurred at about 8 p.m. local time on Friday when the vehicle left the road at high speed and struck a brick house, local authorities said.
Video from the scene captured the car speeding onto the front lawn before slamming into the residence’s front room, where it was buried under plaster, beams, and furniture.
Martha Avila, 76, was inside the home at the time. She was airlifted to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead….