NTSB Verifies: Driver Fully Depressed Accelerator in Fatal Texas Tesla Crash
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On Wednesday, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed that in the June Tesla crash incident, which occurred when a vehicle collided with a residential building in Katy, Texas, the 44-year-old driver had fully depressed the accelerator pedal to 100% on a residential street with a speed limit of 30 miles per hour. This action manually overrode the 'Full Self-Driving (Supervised)' (FSD) software's control. Consequently, the vehicle crashed into the house at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour, resulting in the death of a 76-year-old resident. At the time of the accident, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry, and there was sufficient lighting. Tesla had previously indicated that onboard data revealed the driver had the accelerator fully depressed throughout the entire incident. Elon Musk also responded on social media, stating that the accident 'defied logic' and highlighting that FSD is designed to operate at low speeds on residential streets. Currently, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated a special investigation into the accident as well.