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</p><p>US safety regulators are investing an incidence where Joshua Brown, a Tesla Model S owner, died in his car which was being operated in Autopilot Mode. Around 25,000 Tesla Model S equipped with Auto Pilot will be investigated. This incident is likely to spark debate between those who would favor advancements and  Autonomous system and who in the sake of safety believe that control of vehicle should not be fully in hands of software and the likes. Apart from such debates, the accident is also likely to hit the limelight concerning legalities.</p><p>The accident occurred when at a junction a tractor trailer was passing by on the highway and Tesla Model S in which Joshua Brown was travelling with car on Auto Pilot mode failed to identify trailer and hence did not apply brakes. Lower portion of the heavy trailer hit the windshield of Tesla, and the car continued to move forward and broke two fences and came to a halt after hitting a utility pole around 30 meters away from the accident spot.</p><p>This is the first accident of its kind where a human life was lost in the accident. Autopilot system is said to have run for more than a million miles without any reported incidences. Joshua Brown was a huge fan of his Model S and even called his car 'Tessy'. He has also posted some videos on YouTube where in Autopilot saved him from accidents. Already, Brown had covered over 45,000 miles on his car. This incident is an occurrence that Tesla admits the lack of braking by Autopilot. Neither the driver, nor the Autopilot could spot the tractor trailing moving on the highway.</p><p>It is being reported that Joshua was watching Harry Potter on DVD player when the car hit tractor trailer, putting high amount of faith on the system. Tesla maintains that Autopilot is evolving and drivers do need to keep the eyes on the road and be alert at all times, ready to take back control of vehicle when necessary. </p><p>Testa is about to launch a new car, Model 3, for which it has collected advance amount and received 3 lakh plus units reservations</p><p></p>