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Tesla Model 3 electric car caught
fire after crashing into a parked tow truck on a
Moscow motorway late on Saturday, with the Tesla driver saying he had failed to see the vehicle with which he collided.
Asked in a video published on REN TV website if he was using an Autopilot self-driving system, driver Alexei Tretyakov said he was in a drive assistance mode in which he was still holding the steering wheel.
Tesla Inc has stood by safety claims for its Model 3 in the face of regulatory scrutiny, while documents showed the top U.S. automotive safety watchdog issued at least five subpoenas since last year seeking information about crashes involving the company's vehicles.