Finance: New details about the fatal Tesla Autopilot crash reveal the driver's last minutes (TSLA)

While the NTSB has not yet made any conclusions about the cause of the crash, it is expected to share recommendations made on its findings at a later date.

More details about the fatal Tesla Autopilot crash in May 2016 were released on Monday.

The National Transportation Safety Board's Office of Public Affairs began its investigation into the crash last July. While the probe is still underway, the agency published about 500 pages of the data it had collected about the Autopilot crash, including technical reports, transcripts, and images related to the incident.

Here are some of the new details included in the report:

• There was no evidence that Joshua Brown, the driver of the Model S, was using his mobile phone or another electronic device when the crash occurred, as some initial reports suggested.
• During the last 41 minutes of Brown's trip, the Model S was in Autopilot for 37.5 minutes. Brown had his hands off the wheel for a total of 37 minutes during the time the car was in Autopilot.
• The Model S displayed the visual warning "hold steering wheel" seven times during the trip. Six of those were followed by auditory warnings.
• The Model S was driving 74 mph on the highway when it was struck by a semitruck.

The crash occurred on May 7, 2016, in Williston, Florida.

Tesla said in a blog post published last June that the vehicle was driving down a divided highway when a white semitruck cut across the highway perpendicular to the Model S.

"Neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against the brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied," Tesla said.

Tesla notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration immediately after the crash.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol's accident report, the semitruck was making a left turn at an intersection on the divided highway when it drove directly in front of the Model S driving in the opposite direction. The Model S passed underneath the truck.

This diagram from the report shows how the crash occurred:

While the NTSB has not yet made any conclusions about the cause of the crash, it is expected to share its findings and recommendations later.

NHTSA also investigated the Autopilot crash. It ended its investigation in January and said it found no problem with how Autopilot operated.

A Tesla representative declined to comment on the reports and directed Business Insider to its past statements on the crash.

While the NTSB has not yet made any conclusions about the cause of the crash, it is expected to share recommendations made on its findings at a later date. Read Full Story