Top auto regulator opens special probe after a Tesla slams into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old
Tesla says the driver overrode Full Self-Driving and reached 73 mph before the Model 3 struck the home, killing a 76-year-old woman.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into a crash involving a Tesla Model 3 that struck a Houston-area home, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila.
- Harris County authorities reported the driver claimed the vehicle utilized driver-assistance technology before the crash; photos from Harris County Constable Precinct 5 show the vehicle lodged inside the home.
- Responding to the incident, Tesla Vice President of Autopilot Ashok Elluswamy wrote that the driver manually overrode the system by pressing the accelerator to 100%, reaching 73 mph at impact.
- On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on social media that the incident "makes no sense" because Full Self-Driving "drives slowly through neighborhood streets," disputing the system's involvement.
- Agency records indicate the NHTSA has opened 46 investigations involving Tesla vehicles using driver-assistance technology over the past decade, with more than a dozen resulting in fatalities.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States (NHTSA) has launched a special investigation into an accident in which a Tesla Model 3 car came out of the car and entered a home in Katy, a suburb of Houston, causing the death of a 76-year-old woman, CNBC broadcasts.
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A Texas grandmother is dead after a Tesla plowed into her home while the driver says an automated system was running. Story Snapshot Deputies say the Tesla was operating with an automated driving-assistance system when it hit the home [4]. The driver told investigators he had Autopilot on; officials have not confirmed the exact mode...
Elon Musk Shuts Down Driver’s Claim In Fatal Tesla Crash: ‘Makes No Sense’
A recent tragic event in Texas has thrust Tesla’s self-driving technology into the spotlight. A blue Tesla Model 3 crashed into a home, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila Mantilla. The driver, Michael Butler, claimed that the car was in self-driving mode. However, Tesla officials, including CEO Elon Musk, have vehemently refuted this claim. The incident has raised significant concerns regarding the safety and functionality of Tesla’s Full Self-Dri…
UPDATE: Tesla Auto-Pilot VP Says Driver Who Crashed into Home at 73 MPH Killing Elderly Woman Overrode Self-Driving Mode – Elon Musk Says Driver’s Claim “Makes No Sense” * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
Tesla has responded to the high-speed crash at a Texas family's home, which killed an elderly woman, while the car was in self-driving mode, the driver…
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation following a fatal accident involving a self-driving Tesla. In the state of Texas, a 76-year-old woman was killed when a Tesla crashed into her daughter's home at high speed. According to the driver, the car's self-driving function was enabled at the time.
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