the driver had received several visual and one audible hands - on warning earlier in the drive and the driver ’s accident .
the investigation into the fatal # tesla crash continued today with the # chp & # ntsb digging through the scorched ev 🎥 https : t.corfdgy88bn7 pic.twitter.comvd2yzfmaz0 — dean c. smith ( @deancsmith ) march 29 , 2018 family of apple engineer who died friday in tesla crash tells me he had complained to dealer that auto - pilot veered toward that same barrier on multiple occasions .
friends and family are mourning the death of apple engineer walter huang after he crashed in his tesla in mountain view friday .
his family says huang complained about the tesla 's autopilot " before " the accident .
walter huang 's family tells dan noyes he took the fatal crash last week involving a tesla did take place while the vehicle was on autopilot , the company confirmed late friday .
in the moments before the collision , which occurred at 9:27 a.m. on friday , march 23rd , autopilot was engaged with the adaptive cruise control follow - distance set to minimum , " tesla said in a statement . "
huang worked as an engineer at apple .
the driver had about five seconds and 150 meters of unobstructed view of the concrete divider with the embed more news videos a 38 - year - old man was killed when his tesla crashed and caught on fire in mountain view .
# abc7now see more in my investigation here : https : t.cozu6yop8zue pic.twitter.comcmua0v4c3o — dan noyes ( @dannoyes ) march 29 , 2018 " walter was just a straight up , caring guy , " shawn price told the abc7 news i - team .