Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he's 'disappointed' Elon Musk is talking about a deadly crash involving a Tesla while it's under investigation
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal criticized Elon Musk's decision to tweet about a deadly crash.
Authorities in Texas said Tesla's Autopilot was engaged when two people were killed in a crash in Houston this month.
Musk dismissed the connection between the Autopilot and the crash on Twitter.
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"I was very disappointed that Tesla through its CEO took to Twitter to downplay the involvement of the company's advanced driver assistance system before both the NTSB and NTHSA have completed their ongoing investigation into the deadly accident," Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, said Tuesday during a Senate committee hearing.