. >> reporter: walter wong's family tells me he took it to the dealer saying it veered toward the same barrier that he hit on friday when he died. exclusive video from the chp's multidisciplinary accident team and national safety b tesla mod involved in the fatal crash on friday. taking out control module, tucking into evidence bag. ntsb told me they module and infotainment module today. >> going to work with tesla to download and see what data is available to give us insights what was going on in the accident sequence. >> reporter: learning more about the victim. 38-year-old walter wong, wife and two kids. worked as programmer. past november got a job as apple engineer. bought new tesla. showed to friends and former coworkers. we spoke with two outside of electronic arts. >> he was proud. i remember a little bit of jealousy. >> reporter: spoke with his brother will. confirmed he was on the way to work at apple before he drived. before the crash complained that the car would swivel towards that barrier on autopilot. took in for thess i duplicate i. family is telling me they provided in

cal trans did not fix it before the apple engineer died at that spot. 38-year-old apple engineer walter wong died when his tesla slammed into the safety barrier where the 85 car pool lane veers off from 101 south and mountain view. released this image showing the safety barrier collapsed to provided no cushion to wong. the chp released information on what happened 11 days before the tesla crash 10:30 at night. 31-year-old james slammed and survived with just lacerations to his face and complaints of pain to his head, face, back, arms, and legs. arrested for driving under the influence. he expressed his deepest condolences and said, unfortunately, dan, i'm going to have to decline an interview at the moment and added, very unfortunate about the tesla driver. really sorry to hear. yes, i dodged a bullet here. >> it's like hitting a reinforced brick wall. >> specialized in highway safety and sued over guardrail issues in the past. he compares walter wong hitting that clamsed safety barrier to this accident at the daytona 500 in 2001. >> if people are familiar with it, the accident that killed d

. >> reporter: 38-year-old apple jeer and father of two walter wong died one week ago on his way the work when his tesla medical x slammed into a collapsed cushion that had collapsed in an accident the week before. basically like hitting a brick call. tesla says auto pilot was engaged with the distance set to minimum. wong's hands were not on the heel for six seconds prior to the collision. the driver had five second and 150 meters of unobstructed view of the concrete divider with the crushed crash attenuator but the vehicle log shows no action was taken. >> the line in the pavement could be a problem. >> a science director and environmental start-up took me in his model x on the same route walter wong took to apple last week. he was heading in the same direction, noticed the break between the asphalt and concrete and those two white lines. the auto pilot guided the suv right into the barrier. >> you have to think like a computer. it didn't know. it has no logic. if there is a line, it sees a line it might think that's the lane. >> reporter: the safety barrier had been crushed in a p

this is how it should be, from google maps, and its collapsed condition the day before walter wong hit it. that happened as i reported this wee because an alleged drunk driver in a he radioious hit the smart cushion at 70 miles an hour. he walked away with minor injuries. tesla bears responsibility for the failings of its auto pilot and automation poses new challenges for caltrans. >> we can imagine a day when all of our cars are in automated mode going down the road and they all fail at the same place on the freeway. that brings up the question at that point is caltrans responsible to make roads safe for automation. >> tesla also says if you are driving a tesla equipped with auto pilot you are 3.7 times less likely to be involved in fatal accident. >> reporter: walter wong's family has no comment on the release and they are in the process of hiring an attorney and making funeral arrangements. >>> driverless cars will become street legal in california on monday. the dmv requires someone to monitor the car but they do not have to be riding inside of it. there is no time line as to when

. >> reporter: 38-year-old apple engineer and father of two walter wong died one week ago on his way to work when his tesla model x slammed into a collapsed cushion basically like hitting a brick wall. cess la says auto pilot was engaged. wong's hangs were not defected on the wheel for six seconds prior to the collision and the driver had five seconds and 150 meters of unobstructed view with the crushed crash aten waiter but no action was taken. >> the line in the pavement could be a problem. >> reporter: a science direct ar at a environmental start-up took me on the route in his model x. he noticed the break between the asphalt and kpret and those two white lines. the auto pilot guided walter's suv right into the appearier. >> you have to think like a computer, right? computer doesn't know. has to logic. so if there is a -- if it sees line, it might think that's the lane. >> reporter: tesla emphasized the crash was so severe because the safety barrier had been crushed this a prior accident. this is how it should be from google maps and its collapsed condition the day before walter w

. >> 38-year-old walter wong left behind a wife and two children. ther tells the iteam's dan noyes that walter complained to tesla that his model x veered toward the same barrier on seven to ten occasions while on autopilot. the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. dan noyes spoke with the ntsb from their washington headquarters. >> the family is telling me they provided an invoice to investigators that the victim took the car in because it kept veering to that exact same barrier. how important is that information? >> that information has been received by the chp. they've been acting on it for some time now. >> tesla tells the iteam they can only find a complaint from walter wong about the suv's navigation. the company says that's unrelated to the autopilot system a that allows the vehicle to drive itself. you can see more of our exclusive investigation at abc7news.com. >>> this morning, a man who plowed through five pedestrians and drove away from the scene is in police custody. one of the men struck in the hit and run has died. mark dennis w

. >> 38-year-old walter wong left behind a wife and two children. walter complained to tesla, his model x veered toward the same barrier on seven to ten occasions while on autopilot. the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. dan noyes spoke with their headquarters. >> the family is telling me they provided an invoice to investigators that the victim took the vehicle in because it kept veering to that same barrier. how important is that information? >> that information has been received by chp and they've been acting on it for some time now. >> tesla says they can only find a complaint about the suv's navigation. the company says that's unrelated to the autopilot system that allows it to drive itself. you can see more of the exclusive investigation on abc7news.com. >>> a man who plowed through five pedestrians and drove away from the scene is in police custody. one of the men he struck in the hit and run has died. reporter lilian kim has the story now from san francisco. >> reporter: san francisco police arrested 33-year-old mark dennis not long

who died when his tesla crashed into a barrier on 101 in mountain view last friday. 38-year-old walter wong left behind a wife and two children. his brother tells dan noyes that he complained to tesla that his model x had veered toward the same barrier on seven to ten occasions while on autopilot. but the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. dan noyes spoke with the ntsb from their washington headquarters. >> the family is telling me they void an invoice to investigators that the victim took the car in because it kept veering to that exact same barrier. how important is that information? >> that information has been received by the chp. they've been acting on it for some time now. >> tesla tells the iteam they can only find a complaint from wong about his model x suv's navigation. that's very different from the autopilot. the company says that's unrelated to the autopilot system that allows the vehicle to drive itself. you can see more of our exclusive investigation at abc7news.com. >>> new at 11:00 -- former vice president joe biden is endorsing senator feinstein for re-election. th

cal trans did not fix it before the apple engineer died at that spot. 38-year-old apple engineer walter wongd when his tesla slammed into the safety barrier where the 85 car pool lane veers off from 101 south and mountain view. released this image showing the safety barrier collapsed to provided no cushion to wong. the chp released information on what happened 11 days before the tesla crash 10:30 at night. 31-year-old james slammed and survived with just lacerations to his face and complaints of pain to his head, face, back, arms, and legs. arrested for driving under the influence. he expressed his deepest condolences and said, unfortunately, dan, i'm going to have to decline an interview at the moment and added, very unfortunate about the tesla driver. really sorry to hear.

. >> 38-year-old walter wong left behind a wife and two children. s brother tells dan noyes that walter complained to tesla that his model x veered toward the same barrier on seven to ten occasions on autopilot. dan noyes spoke with the ntsb from their washington headquarters. >> the family is telling me they provided an invoice to investigators that the victim took the car in because it kept veering to that exact same barrier. how important is that information? >> that information has been received by the chp and they've been acting on it for some time now. >> tesla tells the iteam they can only find a complaint about the and a hanavigation. they say it's unrelated to the autopilot. you can see more at abc7news.com. >>> this morning, a man who plowed through five pedestrians and drove away from the scene st. in police custody. one of the men struck in the hit and run has died. san francisco police arrested 33-year-old mark dennis not long after he took off. it happened at 24th street and illinois. it's unclear what triggered the incident. erraticall

slammed into a beside collapsed safety barrier kill a man in mountain view last week. 38-year-old walter wonghis way to work last friday on highway 101. tesla says wong's hands were not detected on the highly for six seconds prior to the collision. wong's family says they are in the process of hiring an attorney and making funeral arrangements. >>> turning to weather now with meteorologist lease he's. >> look at the fog socked in here at the coast. visibility impaired. 54 in san jose 52 in san francisco. walnut creek arc pretty shot of high clouds and low clouds. most of you cooler today. 60s shoreline. upper 70s to near 8 0 >>> welcome back to "g >>> welcome back to "gma" on a saturday morning. happening right now, police shootings. newly released body cam video of a fatal encounter with the police in baton rouge, louisiana, leading to disciplinary action against two officers there in baton rouge. plus the independent autopsy results in the case of stephon clark raising questions about what sacramento police say happened the night he was chased down and shot. >>> also happening now, pope fra