Driverless Tesla crashes into tree in Texas killing two, police say

It is not clear if Tesla’s driver-assist system was being used.

A Tesla logo on a Tesla Model S car at a launch event for the MobilityX self-driving conference, a gathering of global autonomous vehicle leaders, in Dublin. File picture.

Two people have died after a crash involving a Tesla in Texas, with authorities saying there was no one in the driver’s seat.

A Harris County constable told television stations in Houston that there was a person in the front passenger seat and another in a rear passenger seat after the crash in the Houston suburb of Spring.