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Another Tesla model has crashed while driving with the Autopilot system activated. This time, we are writing about a Tesla Model X, which has rolled over on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
The car was driven by Albert Scaglione, a Southfield art gallery owner, who was traveling with his son-in-law, an artist named Tim Yanke.
The crash took place on July 1, 2016, approximately 107 miles east of Pittsburgh. Fortunately, both occupants survived the accident, and they exited the vehicle without any injuries.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the Pennsylvania State Police officer that arrived at the scene, Daly Vukovich, was told that the driver activated the Autopilot feature of the vehicle.
The crash report mentioned that the incident took place around 5 p.m, near mile marker 160. The SUV hit a guard rail on the right side of the roadway, and then crossed over the eastbound lanes, where it hit the concrete median and rolled over.
The Tesla Model X came to rest in the middle of the eastbound lane, and the electric SUV struck no other vehicles. Debris hit another car, but the incident did not harm its occupants. As the Detroit Free Press notes, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is known for its narrow shoulders and concrete medians, which leave little margin for error while driving.
At this point, there is no indication that the Autopilot system from Tesla had malfunctioned in any way. The company will release the logs of the vehicle’s operations at the moment to authorities, as they have previously pledged.
The accident took place a day after the automaker has announced that the NHTSA is running an investigation on a fatal incident involving a Tesla Model S, which was operating with the Autopilot function activated. Unfortunately for the driver of the electric sedan, the impact with a tractor trailer was fatal, and investigators have yet to determine the precise circumstances of the event.
The car was driven by Albert Scaglione, a Southfield art gallery owner, who was traveling with his son-in-law, an artist named Tim Yanke.
The crash took place on July 1, 2016, approximately 107 miles east of Pittsburgh. Fortunately, both occupants survived the accident, and they exited the vehicle without any injuries.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the Pennsylvania State Police officer that arrived at the scene, Daly Vukovich, was told that the driver activated the Autopilot feature of the vehicle.
The crash report mentioned that the incident took place around 5 p.m, near mile marker 160. The SUV hit a guard rail on the right side of the roadway, and then crossed over the eastbound lanes, where it hit the concrete median and rolled over.
The Tesla Model X came to rest in the middle of the eastbound lane, and the electric SUV struck no other vehicles. Debris hit another car, but the incident did not harm its occupants. As the Detroit Free Press notes, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is known for its narrow shoulders and concrete medians, which leave little margin for error while driving.
At this point, there is no indication that the Autopilot system from Tesla had malfunctioned in any way. The company will release the logs of the vehicle’s operations at the moment to authorities, as they have previously pledged.
The accident took place a day after the automaker has announced that the NHTSA is running an investigation on a fatal incident involving a Tesla Model S, which was operating with the Autopilot function activated. Unfortunately for the driver of the electric sedan, the impact with a tractor trailer was fatal, and investigators have yet to determine the precise circumstances of the event.
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