On Friday, died the driver of a Tesla Model 3 when his car under the trailer of a truck fleet. The accident is strongly reminiscent of a similar case three years ago.
A new fatal accident, in which a Tesla car in a truck-trailer transit, call Elite accident investigators from the U.S. NTSB. A Team of three experts has been dispatched to the scene of the incident in Delray Beach, Florida. The accident is reminiscent to the first Reports of a Crash from may 2016, when the a from Tesla’s “Autopilot” – driven cart under a load-trailer latch that crossed the road.
There was initially no information as to whether the “Autopilot”System was also switched on in the new accident. In may 2016, the accident car was a Tesla Model S, now it was a vehicle of a newer Model 3. According to the report, the local police, the accident happened on Friday, as the truck drove over a road crossing. The Tesla drove on the driver’s side under the truck trailer car, the roof of the Tesla’s had been separated and the driver lost their lives. The car remained only a few hundred meters later.
Tesla Autopilot for 2016 with increased security measures
Tesla had explained to the accident of may 2016, may be the “Autopilot”System didn’t recognize the white side of the trailer against the Background of a bright sky or for a highway sign. The NTSB had found in the investigation of that accident, that the System worked as advertised. “Autopilot” is, as the Name suggests, only a driving assistance System and Tesla points that the person should keep the tax an Overview of the traffic situation. At the same time, the authority complained at the time, the technology had permitted it, that the driver didn’t pay attention to the traffic. Tesla tightened the security arrangements and made it impossible to take the hands for a longer period of time from the steering Wheel. The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) investigates in addition to plane crashes, other accidents throughout the transportation of the United States, and makes recommendations to increase the safety of transport.