Tech Tesla was on Autopilot when it slammed into a firetruck in California, NTSB says September 4, 2019 Tom Krisher, Associated Press Comments Off on Tesla was on Autopilot when it slammed into a firetruck in California, NTSB says The NTSB says the driver never saw the parked firetruck and didn’t brake. Apparently the man’s 2014 Tesla Model S didn’t brake either.