Traffic accidents involving Tesla cars always attract special attention. So it is this time in the case of the incident that happened in Orlando, Florida.
It often happens that drivers and the public blame Autopilot for a traffic accident, often without solid evidence. Such a case happened in Florida where Tesla’s Model 3 crashed into a stopped police vehicle. To make matters worse, the accident happened at a time when Tesla Motors was under investigation by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration due to previous similar accidents.
According to the information, Tesla crashed into another stopped vehicle after hitting a police car. Due to the force of the impact, the front right wheel of the Tesla and the left wheel of the police car fell off. Two people were injured in the accident, the driver of Tesla and the driver of another car that the police officer was helping to start the vehicle.
According to the AP, the driver said that the Autopilot was on at the time of the accident. Is that true, we do not know, but in most cases these statements were false.
Autopilot is standard equipment of Tesla, and FSD (Full Self-Driving) is also offered. The price of FSD is $ 10,000, and U.S. subscribers have a monthly payment option of $ 199.
The investigation will show whether the driver or Tesla’s Autopilot is responsible for the accident. Most of these situations resulted in the guilt of the drivers, although they claimed otherwise.
Source: AP