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Tesla has no plans to disable autopilot mode as third recent crash is revealed Tesla has no plans to disable autopilot mode as third recent crash is revealed
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Another accident involving Tesla’s autopilot system has been reported, this time in Montana when a Model X veered off the road and hit a post.Another accident involving Tesla’s autopilot system has been reported, this time in Montana when a Model X veered off the road and hit a post.
Early on Sunday morning on a highway near Whitehall, a Tesla veered off to the right into a wooden guardrail, according to the Detroit Free Press, stopping the car before it left the road. The driver told a highway patrol officer that the car’s driver assist feature had been engaged.Early on Sunday morning on a highway near Whitehall, a Tesla veered off to the right into a wooden guardrail, according to the Detroit Free Press, stopping the car before it left the road. The driver told a highway patrol officer that the car’s driver assist feature had been engaged.
Both the driver and passenger were unharmed.Both the driver and passenger were unharmed.
Tesla on Tuesday said data suggested that the driver’s hands were not on the wheel when the accident occurred.Tesla on Tuesday said data suggested that the driver’s hands were not on the wheel when the accident occurred.
The company confirmed that the driver had enabled autosteer on an undivided mountain road, a Tesla spokesperson said in a short statement, adding that it is looking into the crash.The company confirmed that the driver had enabled autosteer on an undivided mountain road, a Tesla spokesperson said in a short statement, adding that it is looking into the crash.
“No force was detected on the steering wheel for over two minutes after autosteer was engaged,” Tesla said, adding that it was contrary to the system’s terms of use.“No force was detected on the steering wheel for over two minutes after autosteer was engaged,” Tesla said, adding that it was contrary to the system’s terms of use.
Another accident happened on 1 July when a Model X driven by art dealer Albert Scaglione – who was also using autopilot – hit a guardrail on a highway in Pennsylvania, crossed several lanes and flipped on to its roof. Scaglione and his son were both injured, and police later charged Scaglione with careless driving.Another accident happened on 1 July when a Model X driven by art dealer Albert Scaglione – who was also using autopilot – hit a guardrail on a highway in Pennsylvania, crossed several lanes and flipped on to its roof. Scaglione and his son were both injured, and police later charged Scaglione with careless driving.
Meanwhile, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has said the electric car maker has no plans to disable its autopilot feature in the wake of a fatal accident in which the driver of a Model S car was using the technology, the Wall Street Journal reported.Meanwhile, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has said the electric car maker has no plans to disable its autopilot feature in the wake of a fatal accident in which the driver of a Model S car was using the technology, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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The company is planning an explanatory blogpost to educate customers on how the feature works, the newspaper reported on Tuesday. “A lot of people don’t understand what it is and how you turn it on,” Musk told the Journal in an interview.The company is planning an explanatory blogpost to educate customers on how the feature works, the newspaper reported on Tuesday. “A lot of people don’t understand what it is and how you turn it on,” Musk told the Journal in an interview.
The company came under regulators’ scrutiny after a fatal car crash on 7 May that killed a Model S car owner who was operating it in autopilot mode. In a recent move, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent the company a letter, seeking details of all design changes and updates to autopilot since it went into use last year.The company came under regulators’ scrutiny after a fatal car crash on 7 May that killed a Model S car owner who was operating it in autopilot mode. In a recent move, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent the company a letter, seeking details of all design changes and updates to autopilot since it went into use last year.