USA: Tesla car suddenly stopped on the road, causing a series of accidents that killed the driver

An accident happened on Interstate 70 (Interstate 70) in Independence, Missouri. Police say a man was killed when the Tesla he was driving stopped in the middle of the road, causing two other vehicles to crash into it, police still do not know why the car stopped in the center lane.

The Independence Police Department has identified the driver of the 2019 Tesla Model 3 as Terry L. Siegel, 74, the agency said there was another person in the Tesla and that person was transported to a local hospital, while the agency said there was another person in the Tesla. The occupants of the other two vehicles were not injured.

Initially, the Independence Police Department assumed there was a mechanical problem that caused the Tesla to lose power, but later said it was uncertain what caused the vehicle to come to a sudden stop. Jack Taylor, a spokesman for the Police Department, said investigators plan to extract data from Tesla’s computers in the coming days to find the cause.

The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates traffic incidents, has contacted the Independence Police Department to gather more information about the incident but has not opened an investigation. In a statement to Fox4, the agency called the crash “unusual”.

Last month, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary investigation into Tesla after hundreds of owners reported that their vehicles sometimes brake suddenly for unknown reasons. .

The problem appears to stem from an issue with Tesla’s automatic emergency braking system, a feature found in many new vehicles, which will automatically brake when sensors sense an impending collision. According to some owners, Tesla cars sometimes recognize oncoming vehicles, shadows of objects and passing cars as dangerous obstacles to avoid.

Tesla has not yet responded to this crash.

Reference: BINH