Summary: A January Tesla crash at a ferry terminal in Canada has been ruled driver error by police. According to the police, the incident occurred after the Tesla “suddenly accelerated.” The driver, a 68-year-old Vancouver resident, has been issued a ticket for driving without due care and attention. An accident where a Tesla crashed into the […]
A recent Tesla crash test conducted by global insurance firm Axa that ended with the electric vehicle (EV) catching fire was staged — reports National Public Radio. The Paris-based company recorded the supposed crash and its aftermath, posting the video to YouTube. Axa claimed the test demonstrated how the batteries that power electric cars are […]
According to filings that were recently made public, General Motors Co.’s all-electric robotaxi subsidiary, Cruise, recalled and updated the software in 80 self-driving cars after a June crash in San Francisco — reports CNBC. The crash in question occurred on June 3. It involved a Cruise vehicle braking harshly while attempting an unprotected left turn as […]
Kevin George Aziz Riad, whose Tesla Model S struck another car at a high speed in the Los Angeles suburb of Gardena on December 29, 2019, killing two people, has been charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter by California prosecutors — reports MarketWatch. In the crash, police said Riad’s Model S was moving at […]
On Thursday evening, Gilbert Tang (@gtangjr) and his wife were driving home in their Tesla Model Y in the center lane of a California freeway at 73mph with Tesla Autopilot enabled, when they were rear-ended by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel going over 90mph. The collision caused the Model Y to spin […]
Following a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S last week, Tesla has launched Event Data Recorder (EDR) Resources, a collection of utilities that Tesla owners can use to extract and access data their vehicles record in the event of a crash or crash-like incident — reports Teslarati. The crash in question became a magnet for […]
