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Tesla In ‘Self-driving Mode’ Suddenly Slams On Brakes Causing 8-vehicle Crash
Tesla Model S in ‘self-driving mode’ suddenly slams on brakes, causing 8-vehicle crash that injured 9 people.
Accident happened just hours after Tesla CEO announced that Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” capability was available.
Crash comes on the heels of California banning Tesla from advertising its self-driving software as Full Self-Driving.
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving currently costs $15,000 and the all-electric car maker considers the system “in beta”.
Although termed ‘full self-drive’, the system requires the constant oversight of an attentive driver at all times.
A recently released video footage from last November’s accident in California has shown the moment that a Tesla Model S in ‘self-driving mode’ suddenly slams on brake causing an eight-vehicle crash that injured 9 people, including a two-year-old child.
The driver of the all-electric car told police that he had been using the Tesla “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” feature just before the car’s “left signal activated” and its “brakes activated.”
I obtained surveillance footage of the self-driving Tesla that abruptly stopped on the Bay Bridge, resulting in an eight-vehicle crash that injured 9 people including a 2 yr old child just hours after Musk announced the self-driving feature.
Full story: https://t.co/LaEvX9TzxW pic.twitter.com/i75jSh2UpN
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) January 10, 2023
Last November’s accident happened just hours after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” capability was available in North America.
“Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now available to anyone in North America who requests it from the car screen, assuming you have bought this option.
Congrats to Tesla Autopilot/AI team on achieving a major milestone!”.
The crash comes on the heels of California banning Tesla from advertising its self-driving software as Full Self-Driving (FSD), stating that the name suggest its vehicles has full driverless capability — something Tesla does not provide.
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving currently costs $15,000 and the all-electric car maker considers the system “in beta”. Although termed ‘full self-drive’, the system requires the constant oversight of an attentive driver at all times.
Tesla vehicles were involved in almost 70 percent of the 392 crashes involving advanced driver-assistance systems reported from July 2021 to June 2022, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
