BUT new accident with Tesla; This time with the Model Y, it once again caused controversy and doubts about the operation of the company’s cars after a relative of the car’s driver claimed that he had problems with the brake pedal. The accident that occurred in the Chinese province of Guangdong, left at least two dead and three wounded. Tesla has confirmed that it will help authorities investigate what happened.
The Chinese police, in fact, do not know the true causes of the accident. They only have a family member version of the driver. He insists that the brakes failed. after the 55-year-old owner’s Tesla Model Y tried to park outside his family’s store.
In the video, created by collecting various security cameras in the area, the driver can be seen trying to park. A few moments later the car takes off on the road. After 2.6 km of uncontrolled traffic and hitting several cyclists and motorists, the Model Y crashed into a store, killing two people and injuring three.
Tesla says the driver didn’t press the brake pedal
Tesla stated that Reuters that “Police are currently looking for a third-party appraisal agency to establish the truth about this incident.” He also emphasizes will “actively provide any necessary assistance”. On the other hand, they insist on ignoring “rumors”.
company too He wanted to exclude the version about the relative of the driver. It ensures that records of the crashed Model Y show that the user did not press the brake pedal while parking. And that instead, the accelerator pedal was depressed for most of the incident. Tesla, on the other hand, claims that the video shows the brake lights not illuminating when the driver is clearly parked.
This isn’t the first time that Elon Musk’s transportation firm has faced allegations of brake failures, or more specifically, malfunctions. “unintentional acceleration” their vehicles. Tesla, in fact, issued a statement emphasizing that his research showed that there was no such problem.
We investigated every case where a driver claimed that his vehicle was accelerating against his will, and in every case where we had vehicle data, we confirmed that the vehicle was performing as designed. In other words, the car accelerates when and only when the driver tells it to, and slows down or stops when the driver applies the brakes.
Tesla in his “unintentional acceleration” statement.
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