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Tesla was traveling in the middle lane when it struck the rear
end of a Freightliner semi-truck that was parked in the same
lane and providing traffic control for a right lane closure, the
Pennsylvania State Police said on Monday.
The police said the car lost control due to being on Autopilot,
adding that the 18-year-old male driver was charged with
"careless driving."
No injuries were reported, according to police.
Tesla, which does not have a public relations department, did
not respond to a request for comment.
U.S. regulators have been investigating a series of accidents
where Tesla vehicles on Autopilot collided with parked emergency
vehicles.
In February, a Tesla Model S crashed into a stationary fire
truck in Walnut Creek, California, killing the car's driver and
triggering an investigation by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.
Tesla says Autopilot enables a car to steer, accelerate and
brake automatically within its lane, but those features require
active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle
autonomous.
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Jamie Freed)
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