Tesla confirms its Full Self-Driving system was engaged when a Model 3 accelerated to 73 mph off a Katy, Texas, residential road and into a home, killing a 76-year-old woman. The company blames the driver for manually overriding at 100 percent accelerator pressure and questions its own liability.
The admission establishes that the automated system was engaged when the Model 3 left the roadway.
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2069161438812278946
Tesla has not disclosed any preceding system alerts, driver monitoring activity or other details from the moments before the acceleration began.
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