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Friday, July 01, 2016
A man dies in an accident with his Tesla electric vehicle. The investigation shows that the autopilot was activated – and may not work properly. Now Tesla could be the recall of about 25,000 “Model S” vehicles threatening.
The US traffic supervisory NHTSA examined after a fatal accident automated driving systems with the electric car maker Tesla. The so-called autopilot was in a crash of the Tesla sedan “Model S” in use, in which the driver was killed. This emerges from documents of the Authority. The company of known tech billionaire Elon Musk revealed in a report published on Thursday night in the company blog entry dismay and to the relatives of the victim sincere condolences.
Tesla emphasized, however, that it is the autopilot system to a new technology in the so-called beta IN QUESTION, which is off by default. Drivers would explicitly requested the use of the program, not to take the hands off the wheel and to retain control and responsibility over the vehicle.
According to NHTSA, the preliminary investigation covers about 25,000 Tesla “Model S” vehicles model year 2015. It is the first step before the NHTSA could order a recall, if it considers the cars unsafe.
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The accident had taken place according to the company in May in the US. The man had thus turned the autopilot while driving on a highway. but apparently failed because of direct sunlight, the sensors, so that a white truck with trailer that was crossing an intersection, was not detected in time. The car was then at full speed collided with the trailer -. By the force of the impact to the bottom of the trailer have drilled into the windshield of the Tesla
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The electric car maker said the family and friends of the dead condolences. “We are more than shaken by her loss,” it said in the statement. “He was a friend of Tesla -. A man who lived on innovation and the promise of the technology with the focus”
Source: n-tv.de
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