Eleven more crash deaths are linked to automated-tech vehicles including Teslas

The 11 new fatal crashes, reported from mid-May until September, were included in statistics that the agency released on Monday.

Cars wait at a red light during rush hour on the Las Vegas Strip (John Locher/AP)

Eleven additional people were killed in US crashes involving vehicles using automated driving systems during a four-month period earlier this year, according to newly released government data, part of an alarming pattern of incidents linked to the technology.

Ten of the deaths involved vehicles made by Tesla, though it is unclear from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s data whether the technology itself was at fault or whether driver error might have been responsible.