Texas, United States.
Two people died this Saturday night in the accident of one Tesla vehicle who was driving without anyone behind the wheel in the county of Harris (Texas, USA), authorities reported.
One of the dead was in the passenger seat and another al back seat and authorities said on Sunday that they have “the 99.9% “safe what “no one was driving the vehicle at the time of impact “.
the Tesla crashed into a tree in a bend a high speed in the county of Harris, north of Houston, and firefighters needed it four hours per put out the fire.
Researchers are trying to determine if deploy airbags and if the vehicle had driving activated assisted, A smart assistance system that Tesla markets as “Autopilot” or “Autopilot.”
Tesla asks its drivers to be there at all times pending driving to catch vehicle controlor invite you to activate it intelligent assistance system, As it is safer than drive without him.
The accident occurs when Tesla is starting to test a system with some of its drivers “Total autonomous driving”, although it also requires the driver to have his hands on the flying at all times.
Some experts have criticized the company for using terms like “Autopilot“And give a false sense of autonomy by the vehicle.
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The United States Highway Safety Agency (NHTSA) is studying the possibility of imposing rules to ensure the attention of drivers behind the wheel, while new automations of driving are implant in the motor industry.
The NHTSA is investigating more than twenty accidents Tesla electric vehicles during the use of assisted driving.
The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, has defended the safety history of its electric vehicles and this week assured that driving assistance allows for a “10 times lower” chance of an accident. EFE