This is why a company needs a PR department.
The story is all over the place with the assumption that AP did it or that AP was somehow involved.
Sadly Tesla closed down their PR department.
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[UPDATED] 2 die in Tesla crash - NHTSA reports driver seat occupied
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This is why a company needs a PR department.
The story is all over the place with the assumption that AP did it or that AP was somehow involved.
Sadly Tesla closed down their PR department.
Hi. You are on the Internet on a forum about Teslas in a sub forum about autopilot in a topic that announces two people died. There were multiple places to leave your outrage.
Moderator note: This post, plus a few replies were merged in from a thread originally in the Model X forum.
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No one may have been in driver's seat in Tesla crash that killed 2 near Houston
One of the men was in the front passenger’s seat and the other was in the back seat of the Tesla, which was traveling at high speed along a curve before it...
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EVNow
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Well, some other report now says the owner was in the back seat.
As I said - when all the details emerge, this will look different.
They must have have been really drunk - if this was an accident. Starting to look intentional.
HOLY COW, I found this:
"Investigators said the battery acid from the car was highly flammable and made the fire extremely difficult to contain."
I am not sure now if we really should trust these "investigators" on counting occupants of a burnt car and even less on the original location of the occupants.
abcnews.go.com
"Investigators said the battery acid from the car was highly flammable and made the fire extremely difficult to contain."
I am not sure now if we really should trust these "investigators" on counting occupants of a burnt car and even less on the original location of the occupants.
Federal agencies to probe explosive Tesla crash that killed 2 in Texas
Investigators are looking into a fiery crash involving a Tesla vehicle that killed two men.
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I actually think now that the investigators were very drunk.
There's a thread over here that may yield more traction.
teslamotorsclub.com
[UPDATED] 2 die in Tesla crash - NHTSA reports driver seat occupied
"Two men are dead after a Tesla traveling in Spring crashed into a tree and no one was driving the vehicle, officials say. The crash happened at 11:25 p.m. in the Carlton Woods subdivision near The Woodlands. The car burst into flames after hitting a tree near 18 Hammock Dunes Place. Harris...
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Rice&Curry
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I think the weight sensor in the seat detects driver presence - did they fool it by putting some weight in the seat, what about hands on the steering wheel? Liability wise Tesla will not be responsible as the Auto-pilot engaging/driving conditions were violated so driver is responsible.
However the learning from this incident should be used to prevent such occurrences by suitably modifying the software.
However the learning from this incident should be used to prevent such occurrences by suitably modifying the software.
Rice&Curry
Member
While Tesla is not responsible for this, it should use the data to modify the software to prevent such acts of stupidity for a few moments of glory on social media
we don’t know what happened because what police say happened doesn’t make sense.
Cheburashka
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RedWhite19
Member
“There was a person in the passenger seat of the front of the car and in the rear passenger seat of the car.”
I bet they were making a YouTube video. Since I’ve got my Model 3 in September, I’ve probably only used autopilot a handful of times for only a few minutes. I don’t feel comfortable with it.
Oh crap and now this other news that a Tesla caught on fire! Oh wait it’s a corvette
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Beautiful White C5 Corvette Goes Up In Flames
There goes $20K worth of modifications and hours he'll never get back!
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Cheburashka
Active Member
Oh crap and now this other news that a Tesla caught on fire! Oh wait it’s a corvette
Beautiful White C5 Corvette Goes Up In Flames
There goes $20K worth of modifications and hours he'll never get back!
You think it took 30 hours to extinguish and there was nobody in the driver's seat?
Yes you can see in the wreckage of the Tesla below because the car is too powerful .... oh wait it’s a dodge challenger Dodge Challenger Driver Causes Fatal Wreck
RayK
Active Member
My take on the story was that the owner was showing off for his friend. I don't really mean to sound so callous but this seems to be a good candidate for a Darwin Award. I initially quoted a Reuters report on this incident but then found a more "local" source. Things like this give Tesla a black eye when it gets hyped up in the media.
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