Although Tesla technology might well be safe when used as directed, Tesla’s marketing can lead people to believe the car is capable of autonomous driving. NHTSA, Levine points out, has rules against ‘predictable abuse’ in automotive technology. — Dreamstime.com/TNS
It’s a 21st century riddle: A car crashes, killing both occupants – but not the driver.
That’s what happened over the weekend in Houston, where a Tesla Model S slammed into a tree and killed the two men inside. According to police, one had been sitting in the front passenger seat, the other in the back of the car.
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