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Top auto regulator opens special probe after a Tesla slams into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old
Tesla says the driver overrode Full Self-Driving and reached 73 mph before the Model 3 struck the home, killing a 76-year-old woman.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into a crash involving a Tesla Model 3 that struck a Houston-area home, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila.
- Harris County authorities reported the driver claimed the vehicle utilized driver-assistance technology before the crash; photos from Harris County Constable Precinct 5 show the vehicle lodged inside the home.
- Responding to the incident, Tesla Vice President of Autopilot Ashok Elluswamy wrote that the driver manually overrode the system by pressing the accelerator to 100%, reaching 73 mph at impact.
- On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on social media that the incident "makes no sense" because Full Self-Driving "drives slowly through neighborhood streets," disputing the system's involvement.
- Agency records indicate the NHTSA has opened 46 investigations involving Tesla vehicles using driver-assistance technology over the past decade, with more than a dozen resulting in fatalities.
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Top auto regulator opens probe after a Tesla slams into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old
The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside.
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