Tesla crashed on autopilot: two killed (updated)

Tesla Model 2019 left the road and crashed into a tree after failing to negotiate a turn in a cul-de-sac north of Houston,

Texas. Two people in the car died, and the electric car itself caught fire and burned for several hours. Local authorities are almost certain that no one was driving the vehicle.

How did it happen?

According to information from Western publications, Tesla movedwith high speed and drove into a dead end where it was necessary to turn around. But the electric car could not turn around at that speed and flew off the road, crashing into a tree. As it turned out later, one of the victims was in the front passenger seat, and the second in the back. Now city services are finding out if the autopilot or driver assistance system was turned on.

Details

Local authorities have found out exactly what is behind the wheel of Teslathere was no one, which directly violates the rules for operating an electric vehicle. After the accident, the car caught fire, extinguished the car for 4 hours and consumed almost 150 thousand liters of water. Tesla has not yet commented on the situation.