The driver who crashed a Tesla into a Texas home at 70 mph had pressed the accelerator to 100 percent, NTSB finds
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NTSB says the driver, not FSD, caused the fatal Texas Tesla crash by flooring the accelerator to 100 percent on a residential street.
The driver of a Tesla that crashed into a Texas home and killed a 76-year-old woman had manually overrode Full Self-Driving by pressing the accelerator pedal to 100 percent, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released on Wednesday. The 2025 Model 3 was travelling at more than 70 mph on a residential street with a 30 mph speed limit in Katy, west of Houston, when it jumped the curb and tore through a brick wall on June 19. Martha Avila, who was standing in the front room, died from her injuries.
The driver, 44-year-old Michael Butler, told police after the crash that he had passed out while using Tesla’s driver-assistance system. But investigators found Google searches on his phone including “Tesla...
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