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NTSB: Tesla's Autopilot steered Model X into highway median, causing fatal Mountain View crash

Original post made on Feb 27, 2020

A 38-year-old man died from a high-speed crash because his Tesla Model X's Autopilot driving system steered the car into a median on U.S. Highway 101 in 2018, federal officials concluded Tuesday (Feb. 25), following a two-year inquiry.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, February 27, 2020, 7:47 AM

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Posted by Belle Haven Resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Feb 27, 2020 at 3:22 pm

'Huang had complained of problems with his Autopilot and navigation systems in the weeks leading up to the crash.' Argh! People, if you know you car has problems, please compensate for them so you don't end up like he did!


Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Feb 27, 2020 at 5:20 pm

As a private pilot with an instrument rating I would never have thought to use a newly installed autopilot in my airplane without hours of instruction by a qualified instructor pilot.

When I purchased my new Tesla Model 3 I was handed the key card and not given even one minute of instruction on how to operate the car and its incredible computers.

Giving an untrained driver a Tesla with its"autopilot" feature is asking for tragedies like this.

Fortunately I took my 13 year old grandson with me to pick up the car and he knew exactly how to operate the vehicle.


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