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Another Tesla "autopilot" crash and death
[Hot Air] Almost a month ago we looked at a rather mysterious case of a Tesla Model 3 that may or may not have been on "autopilot" crashing into a tree and killing both of the vehicle’s occupants. Elon Musk came out later and claimed that the car couldn’t have been in autopilot mode at the time of the crash for a number of reasons, though other owners weighed in arguing that might not be the case. That crash is still being investigated, but now yet another incident has taken place.

On May 5th, another Tesla Model 3 was traveling in Fontana, California when it crashed into an overturned tractor-trailer, killing the driver and seriously injuring a person who had been trying to help the truck’s driver escape the vehicle. Authorities originally said this Tesla was also in autopilot mode, but later walked that claim back, saying they didn’t know what mode it was in. But the driver of the Tesla, 35-year-old Steven Michael Hendrickson, was found to have been a member of the Southern California Tesla Club and had regularly posted videos of himself driving the car in autopilot mode. (Associated Press)
Posted by: Besoeker 2021-05-17
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