More dangerous information for Tesla — anyone driving one among their autos died this weekend after crashing right into a firetruck … and occurred to be in the identical mannequin that is now dealing with a recall.
The accident occurred Saturday in Walnut Creek, CA — the place officers say a Tesla Model S plowed into a fireplace engine that was blocking a freeway to cowl one other crew that was clearing a separate accident on I-680. The driver was pronounced useless on the scene, and a passenger within the automotive as nicely was transported to a hospital … their situation is unknown.
Photos taken from the crash web site present the Tesla fully crushed, and the truck was severely broken as nicely. A number of firefighters who had been on the truck suffered minor accidents.
Law enforcement says it is unclear if the motive force was underneath the affect or in the event that they had been utilizing a self-driving function. If it is found the motive force was, in truth, utilizing the autopilot — which has since come underneath main scrutiny — it may spell extra hassle for the EV firm.
Tesla is at the moment underneath investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — which is wanting into how their automated driving system works in response to emergency autos on the street … this after not less than 14 crashes underneath very related circumstances.
There’ve been experiences of different Tesla crashes as nicely in current months — and the self-driving function has been suspected to be, partly, a part of the rationale. As a end result, Tesla introduced Thursday it was yanking a number of of its autos — upwards of 363,000 — off the market attributable to potential issues with their self-driving. The Model S was additionally included within the recall.