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Tesla crashes seem to be more interesting than supercar accidents these days, but only if the driver says that they were using Autopilot.
The latest episode took place earlier this week in Germany, on a highway near the town of Gudow. A Tesla Model S crashed into a bus that was carrying 29 Danish tourists.
Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured or killed, but the 50-year-old driver of the electric sedan did sustain minor injuries.
According to German police in Ratzeburg (of the Schleswig-Holstein state), which responded to the scene of the incident, the driver claims that he was using the Autopilot system of the car when the accident took place. The damages are valued at approximately 55,000 euros, so a guilty party must be found as soon as possible.
Tesla representatives have already responded to the incident, Yahoo notes, and they say that they spoke to the driver, who confirmed that the Autopilot system was operating correctly, and that his use of the assistance system was unrelated to the crash.
The German press agency named DPA reported that the driver told police that he did not remove his hands from the steering wheel.
In this situation, police officers must discover if the Tesla Model S driver’s claims are valid, and they must also determine the genuine cause of the incident, which occurred when one of the vehicles was switching lanes.
The circumstances of the collision are a bit complicated from our understanding of German media reports, but it is clear that it happened on the A24 highway near the Gudow service area. At some point, an impact took place between a Danish bus carrying tourists and the said Tesla Model S.
The American electric vehicle sustained damage on its right-hand side, in the area of the front wheel and front fender. Meanwhile, the bus was hit on its left-hand-side, in the corner of the rear bumper. Human error is suspected as the primary cause of the incident.
Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured or killed, but the 50-year-old driver of the electric sedan did sustain minor injuries.
According to German police in Ratzeburg (of the Schleswig-Holstein state), which responded to the scene of the incident, the driver claims that he was using the Autopilot system of the car when the accident took place. The damages are valued at approximately 55,000 euros, so a guilty party must be found as soon as possible.
Tesla representatives have already responded to the incident, Yahoo notes, and they say that they spoke to the driver, who confirmed that the Autopilot system was operating correctly, and that his use of the assistance system was unrelated to the crash.
The German press agency named DPA reported that the driver told police that he did not remove his hands from the steering wheel.
In this situation, police officers must discover if the Tesla Model S driver’s claims are valid, and they must also determine the genuine cause of the incident, which occurred when one of the vehicles was switching lanes.
The circumstances of the collision are a bit complicated from our understanding of German media reports, but it is clear that it happened on the A24 highway near the Gudow service area. At some point, an impact took place between a Danish bus carrying tourists and the said Tesla Model S.
The American electric vehicle sustained damage on its right-hand side, in the area of the front wheel and front fender. Meanwhile, the bus was hit on its left-hand-side, in the corner of the rear bumper. Human error is suspected as the primary cause of the incident.
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