Highway Accident Report: Collision Between a Car Operating With Automated Vehicle Control Systems and a Tractor-Semitrailer Truck Near Williston, Florida, May 7, 2016

Accident Overview

On May 7, 2016, a 2015 Tesla Model S 70D car collided with a refrigerated semitrailer powered by a 2014 Freightliner Cascadia truck-tractor near Williston, Florida.

The car was traveling eastbound on US Highway 27A when it struck the right side of the semitrailer, which was making a left turn across the two eastbound travel lanes.

Investigation Focus

The crash investigation focused on the following safety issues:

• Operational design domains for SAE International Level 2 vehicle automation
• Surrogate means of determining the automated vehicle driver’s degree of engagement
• Event data recorders for automated vehicles
• Safety metrics and exposure data for automated vehicles
• Connected vehicle technology and vehicle-to-vehicle requirements

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Download: Highway Accident Report: Collision Between a Car Operating With Automated Vehicle Control Systems and a Tractor-Semitrailer Truck Near Williston, Florida, May 7, 2016

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