The VinFast VF8, made by the Vietnamese automaker founded in 2017, veered off the road and crashed into a pole and then a tree before catching fire, according to a complaint posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s web site. Someone claiming to be the vehicle’s owner filed the complaint. The SUV was being driven by one of the owner’s coworkers with the coworker’s family when the fatal crash occurred, according to the complaint.
has been investigating numerous incidents involving vehicles from a number of automakers, including Tesla and Ford, in which ADAS systems were in use at the time. Media reports, citing local police, have said that speed was a factor in the crash. ’s Special Crash Investigations unit, which investigates incidents deemed to be of particular interest due to unusual circumstances or new technologies involved, will “document the crash circumstances and the ensuing fire,” according a statement from the agency. “VinFast and
are working cooperatively to determine the causes of the tragic crash in Pleasanton. is not investigating VinFast,” VinFast said in a statement provided to CNN. “The Pleasanton police are currently investigating the cause of the accident and will share their findings when their work is completed.”
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