SAN FRANCISCO - A Tesla Model S car was in "Full Self-Driving" mode when it hit and killed a 28-year-old motorcyclist in the Seattle area in April, police said, making it at least the second fatal accident involving the technology on which Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pinning his hopes.

The 56-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide based on his admission that he was looking at his cell phone while using the driver assistant feature, police said in a statement.

Tesla says its "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)" software requires active driver supervision and does not make vehicles autonomous.

Previously, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said there was one fatal accident involving a Tesla vehicle using FSD software between August 2022 and August 2023.

The NHTSA said that it "is aware of this crash and is gathering information from local law enforcement and Tesla".

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