Why Tesla Crashes Remain Hard to Investigate

When a Tesla crashed into a pool on June 22, it raised an uncomfortable question: how do regulators determine what actually happened? Tesla publishes overall safety statistics for its self-driving feature, but these averages don't show whether the system was operating in any particular crash. The detailed information exists in the car's computer, but investigators can only access it if the owner agrees—or a court orders them to. That gap leaves critical questions unanswered.