In Loano, near Savona, there was a terrible accident on the highway starring a Tesla Model 3. Here are the incredible images relating to the crash of the car! Fortunately, there were no victims!
A Tesla Model 3 with a man driving, a woman and their son on board crashed into a van on the freeway overturned on one of the traffic lanes. The clash took place near Loano, in the province of Savona.
The car had the Autopilot mode active. Nevertheless, the system did not allow the driver to avoid the impact against the van. The impact occurred at around 130 km / h. The people on board were hospitalized. Only the son entered the red code. The hope is that everyone can be saved!
What is Autopilot Mode? As Tesla informs, Autopilot mode allows the car to brake, accelerate and steer automatically within the lane. Despite this, the driver is obliged to always monitor the situation, since the Autopilot mode does not represent a real autonomous driving of the vehicle, but only an extremely practical help.
On the Tesla website, in fact, we read: “Autopilot is an advanced assistance system that improves safety and comfort behind the wheel. When used correctly, it lightens the driver’s overall workload. The system is designed to be used by an attentive driver, with his hands on the wheel and ready to intervene at any moment. The current functions do not make the vehicle autonomous “. But what happened in this case?
Crash of a Tesla with Autopilot mode on the highway: the incredible images!
According to the driver’s reconstruction, it would seem that all the various emergency devices did not come into operation automatically to avoid the impact and inform the man. These are his words: “I was driving on the freeway with Autopilot in my Tesla Model 3 equipped with cameras and radar. The system felt no obstacles in front and my car crashed into a leaning van. The speed was within the limits “.
The US auto company has made it clear that they have no fault with regards to this incident. According to Tesla, in fact, the man would have been distracted. Autopilot mode forces anyone to keep their hands on the wheel at all times.
The driver replied, claiming that he did not receive any warnings from the software. Also, according to his version, the braking system was not really effective. Finally, according to the driver Autopilot mode would not have noticed the presence of the crashed vehicle in the lane.
The driver posted the video from the camera inside the car on YouTube. Here are the incredible images of the Tesla Model 3 crash on the highway:
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