Tesla Shares Fall After Driver Claims Car Crashed While Using Autopilot
- Electric-car maker says it’s cooperating with authorities
- Driver and four adult passengers sustain minor injuries
Tesla Drops on Reports of Autopilot Crash
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Tesla Inc. shares dropped Monday after a Minnesota man claimed his vehicle suddenly accelerated after he engaged the car’s driver-assistance system and crashed into a marsh.
Dave Clark, 58, told police the 2016 vehicle left the roadway after he activated Tesla’s Autopilot system, according to a statement released Sunday by the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle was found flipped on its top, and Clark and four adult passengers sustained minor injuries, police said.