Information about a real frenzy gripped the Tesla electric car on November 5 and delayed publication by a week, accompanied by a video only yesterday, Saturday, summarizing that there was a sudden malfunction of the car, which caused its driver to lose control of it, and she became the one in control of it.
The car, which is the Y 2022 model capable of traveling more than 480 kilometers on an all-electric charge, according to Al-Arabiya.net read in its biography, was programmed to stop on a street corner, then slowed down when she approached, according to what appears in the video shown, but she did not stop, but turned left and continued her walk, which suddenly accelerated to breakneck speed in the streets she crossed, and was monitored from several cameras inside them, until the situation ended with the killing of two people hit by wheels and the injury of 3 others.
The two dead are a motorcyclist, whom we see in the video when he was hit, as well as a high school student who was passing by on the street, according to the gimo news site, in which he cited the city’s traffic police stated that the technical cause of the crash has not yet been determined. A 55-year-old family member of the driver also allegedly had brake pedal problems as they stopped in front of a family shop.
However, the company “Tesla”, owned by Elon Musk, described as the richest man in the world, sent a message to “Reuters” saying that the Chinese municipal police “are currently seeking third-party estimates to determine the truth behind this incident, and we will actively provide any assistance needed,” and warned. He believed the “rumors,” adding that video clips showed that the brake lights were not visible when the car was accelerating, and that his data showed problems “such as the driver not hitting the brakes during the car’s journey”, indicating that the blame could lie with him.
China, where Tesla has faced previous allegations of faulty brakes, is known to be the second-largest market for the company’s electric cars, and a court has previously ordered a Chinese car owner to publicly apologize and pay compensation. company, after establishing that comments he made to the media about problems with the brakes The car contradicts the facts and has damaged the company’s reputation.
