{"id":38,"date":"2021-05-24T11:41:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/?p=38"},"modified":"2021-05-24T11:41:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:41:39","slug":"fatal-texas-car-accident-involving-driverless-car-claims-two-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/fatal-texas-car-accident-involving-driverless-car-claims-two-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal Texas Car Accident Involving Driverless Car Claims Two Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-45\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-2.36.36-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-27-at-2.36.36-PM-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Last month, two people died when the Tesla Model S they were driving veered off the road and crashed into a tree. After colliding with the tree, the vehicle burst into flames. According to a news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/4\/18\/22390612\/two-people-killed-fiery-tesla-crash-no-driver\">report<\/a> released shortly after the accident, it took firefighters four hours and 30,000 gallons of water to put out the fire. A feat that was complicated by the fact that the vehicle\u2019s electric battery continued to re-ignite.<\/p>\n<p>In the initial aftermath of the accident, authorities believed no one was in the driver\u2019s seat when the collision occurred. However, Tesla representatives also inspected the wreckage, and the company immediately disputed the claim that no one was driving. For example, Tesla initially claimed that the preliminary data recovered from the car\u2019s onboard computer system did not indicate that the vehicle was in Autopilot mode. Tesla CEO Elon Musk also noted that this particular Model S was not equipped with \u201cFull Self-Driving Mode,\u201d an optional feature.<\/p>\n<p>In the weeks following the accident, Tesla continues to claim that someone was driving the car at the time of the accident. According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/4\/26\/22404677\/tesla-texas-crash-driver-seat-earnings-musk\">article<\/a> released weeks later, a Tesla representative pointed out that all the seatbelts were unbuckled when emergency response crews arrived, explaining that the Autopilot feature does not work unless all seatbelts are worn. Additionally, Tesla claimed that because the vehicle\u2019s steering wheel was \u201cdeformed,\u201d it was likely that someone was in the driver\u2019s seat. In response to Tesla\u2019s claim, law enforcement released a statement that they were 100 percent certain that no one was in the driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/fatal-texas-car-accident-involving-driverless-car-claims-two-lives\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Fatal Texas Car Accident Involving Driverless Car Claims Two Lives\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, two people died when the Tesla Model S they were driving veered off the road and crashed into a tree. After colliding with the tree, the vehicle burst into flames. 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