Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla made a tweet on Monday that “data records recovered so far” show that the car’s autopilot feature was not enabled – and did not have access to “full autonomous driving mode” – in the fatal crash in Texas that affected the electric vehicle of the company.
Background: Local investigators said they believed the car was running without anyone in the driver’s seat. At the time of death, one man was in the passenger seat, while another was in the back seat, KPRC 2 reports.
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What they say: Musk also said that the Autopilot feature could not be enabled, as the street where the car was located had no lane lines, which is necessary for it to be activated. (This technology, however, is not perfect.)
Where is it: Two Federal Safety Agencies: The National Road Safety Administration and the National Transport Security Board – He said today that they were investigating the accident.
For the record: The NHTSA currently has approximately two dozen active Tesla vehicle crash probes that may have involved autopilot, Tesla’s assisted driving system that controls steering, acceleration and braking on highways and some other roads. .
- Tesla has in the past attracted the wrath of federal agencies for how it markets autopilot and whether there is a true understanding on the part of passengers / drivers that cars cannot be driven completely, a debate that re-ignited when they went bring to light the news of the clash. .
- Tesla has warned that drivers must remain fully engaged while using these features.
- Public documents made available last month show that Tesla told California regulators that its latest “full auto-driving” software (which is being implemented in more users) does not make the car stand-alone, contrary to His name.