Feds Launch Investigation Into Tesla Over a Single Fatality

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into Tesla on Thursday, reports the Associated Press. Though every preventable death is a tragedy, not every death should trigger a federal investigation and potential recall of overwhelmingly safe technology. The NHTSA's overzealous scrutiny of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature is unwarranted and counterproductive.

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Ed Morrissey

It depends on what the motive for the probe actually is. If it's public safety, then yes, it's warranted [fixed]. But if it's to intimidate Elon Musk into ending his support for Trump ... 

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