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Tesla's post tonight confirms my feeling all along that Autopilot led Walter's X straight into the barrier. I think Tesla's statement was carefully crafted to reveal the facts while also being intentionally vague about the timing of warnings. I think it's likely that Walter was distracted and...

A local news station just posted a new report. Apparently the guy who crashed into the barrier at 70mph 11 days prior walked away. The crash barrier was never reset.

Who knows ... there may have been. The may have also been witnesses who saw the crash unfold. Seems like CHP and investigators are staying quiet about it for now. I'll probably take a while, but I think we'll ultimately get some answers.

There was at least one poster here who corroborated exactly this earlier in this thread: Model X Crash on US-101 (Mountain View, CA) I don't think anyone is trying to blame AP or find fault in any single thing. We're only trying to determine if AP was a factor in the collision. I think this is...

Good observation, @mongo. The original CHP tweet stating "driving at freeway speeds on the gore point dividing the SR-85 carpool flyover and the carpool lane on US-101 southbound collided with the attenuator barrier and caught fire" seems to indicate that they initially believed that the vehicle...

What if the cameras didn't "see" the origination of the split? Either it was obstructed by another vehicle, glare, or some other reason.

@jeffro01 can you please share the eyewitness accounts you're referring to? I haven't been able to locate any public information from eyewitnesses leading up to the crash that could shed some light on what lane the car was in prior to the crash. The only eyewitness quotes I've seen thus far were...

I'm certainly not an expert here, but I wouldn't dismiss the possibility flat out like this. There have been a number of documented incidents of autopilot hitting stationary objects in the lane. Here's one example: Why Tesla's Autopilot Can't See a Stopped Firetruck This knowledge, coupled with...

I think you're spot on here. I've come to the same conclusion.

Thanks for posting this. It seems like the lane lines are much more visible at night when illuminated by the headlights. I think a contributing factor here was probably the time of day and glare from the sun. My best hypothesis now is that he was driving in the same lane as your were on AP, and...

Thank you. This is the info I was looking for. This is scary if AP would drift left like this, but IMO this is the best hypothesis so far. I believe #1 above to be true, because he did have the HOV sticker and why wouldn't you during rush hour? I'm hoping Tesla will be able to determine #2...

The driver was personally known to me. This is a terrible, terrible tragedy and is awful for his family. He leaves behind a wife and two young kids who I'm sure are all in a lot of pain right now. I am not a Tesla owner, but I found this thread while doing my own research into what could have...