https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/07/driver-in-fatal-tesla-autopilot-crash-did-not-have-hands-on-wheel-u-s-agency-says.html > The driver of a Tesla who fatally crashed in California in March did not have his hands on the steering wheel at the time of the accident, said a preliminary report from the National Traffic Safety Board on Thursday. > The report indicates what happened in the minutes and seconds before a 38-year-old man slammed a Tesla Model X into the crash cushion at the end of a freeway median and collided with two other vehicles. Up to the time of the accident, the driver was operating the car using Tesla's advanced driver assistance system, Autopilot.