Tesla fans have been waiting on tenterhooks for CEO Elon Musks response to the new Porsche Taycan Turbo, an EV which is specifically targeted to compete with the flagship Model S. That moment is here, as Musk trolled Porsche on Twitter for using Turbo in the …
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Month: September 2019
Tesla’s Autopilot lulled driver into a state of ‘inattention’ in 2018 freeway crash
The National Transportation Safety Board weighs in Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The driver of a Tesla Model S who crashed into a fire truck on a California freeway last year was not paying attention to the road thanks to overreliance on Autopilot…
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Tesla Autopilot design combined with driver inattention caused crash, NTSB says
The crash, involving a 2014 Tesla Model S, occurred January 22, 2018 in Culver City, Calif. The Tesla had Autopilot engaged for nearly 14 minutes when it struck a fire truck that was parked on Interstate 405. The driver was not injured in the crash and the fi…
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Autopilot was engaged in the crash of a Tesla Model S into a firetruck in LA, NTSB says – Roadshow
The driver of this Model S was found to have only had his hands on the wheel for 51 seconds of the last 13 minutes 48 seconds of his trip. Culver City Firefighters via Twitter One of the more highly publicized Tesla crashes in recent memory involved a man i…
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Tesla was on Autopilot when it slammed into a firetruck in California, NTSB says
This Jan. 22, 2018, file still frame from video provided by KCBS-TV shows a Tesla Model S electric car that has crashed into a fire engine on Interstate 405 in Culver City, Calif. (Photo: AP) DETROIT A government report says the driver of a Tesla that slam…
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