Woman, 76, killed after Tesla crashes into home: Texas sheriff
Investigators are examining whether Autopilot was engaged after the driver said the Tesla was in automated mode and the woman later died.
- On Friday night in Katy, Texas, a Tesla crashed into a home on Rose Hollow Lane, killing a 76-year-old woman inside and hospitaling the 44-year-old driver, authorities said.
- The driver told Harris County investigators his Tesla was on Autopilot before the vehicle failed to make a turn at high speed, though investigators are determining the exact cause.
- Accident investigator Alex Turman noted officials are verifying whether automated features were engaged, clarifying that neither Autopilot nor "Full Self-Driving" makes a Tesla autonomous.
- No charges had been filed as of Saturday afternoon, while Tesla faces mounting regulatory pressure as NHTSA conducts engineering analysis of roughly 2.9 million vehicles.
- Critics argue Tesla's marketing convinces drivers they can disengage, a concern reinforced by a Tesla engineer's admission last year that the company failed to maintain Autopilot crash records for three years.
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Editor's note: This story has been updated for clarity. (KATY, Texas) - A driver in a Tesla vehicle that was allegedly in driver-assist mode crashed into a Texas house Friday night, killing a woman who was inside the home, investigators said. Michael Butler was traveling in his Tesla Model 3 around 8 p.m. local time in Katy, Texas, and was operating the vehicle "with an automated driving assistance system," the Harris County Sheriff's office sai…
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