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NTSB Rules Tesla Model S Crash in Ft. Lauderdale Was Caused by Speeding
NTSB Rules Tesla Model S Crash in Ft. Lauderdale Was Caused by Speeding

28 Jun 2018, 13:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Family of teen driver killed refuses to accept preliminary findings, insist he would have survived the crash had it not been for the battery explosion

 
Tesla Model S Slams Into Police Ford SUV
Tesla Model S Slams Into Police Ford SUV

30 May 2018, 06:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tesla Model S allegedly on Autopilot crashes into a parked police SUV in Laguna Beach, California, driver blames Autopilot.

 
Tesla Model S Involved in New Deadly Crash
Tesla Model S Involved in New Deadly Crash

22 May 2018, 09:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tesla Model S veers off a road in California and plunges into a pond, killing the 34-year old man that was driving the car

 
Tesla Model S Crashes and Burns Taking Two Lives, NTSB Steps In
Tesla Model S Crashes and Burns Taking Two Lives, NTSB Steps In

10 May 2018, 06:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new Tesla-related crash occurred in Fort Lauderdale this Tuesday, claiming the lives of two teenagers and injuring a third.

 
Fatal Tesla Model X Crash Now Blamed on the Driver
Fatal Tesla Model X Crash Now Blamed on the Driver

12 Apr 2018, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tesla says the driver should have not engaged the Autopilot on a stretch of road he knew caused the system to act strangely

 
Tesla Blames Model X Fatal Crash Severity on Highway Barrier
Tesla Blames Model X Fatal Crash Severity on Highway Barrier

28 Mar 2018, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NTSB to investigate fatal Tesla Model X crash in California, the carmaker says the accident was so severe due to infrastructure.

 
Tesla Model S Crashes Into Concrete Barrier While Using Autopilot, Nobody Harmed
Tesla Model S Crashes Into Concrete Barrier While Using Autopilot, Nobody Harmed

2 Mar 2017, 13:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The driver of a Tesla Model S that crashed into a concrete barrier on a highway has posted photos of his wreck on reddit. He was using Autopilot

 
Tesla Model S Crashes Into Bus On German Autobahn, Driver Says He Used Autopilot
Tesla Model S Crashes Into Bus On German Autobahn, Driver Says He Used Autopilot

30 Sep 2016, 18:12 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A Tesla Model S that was being driven in German has crashed into a bus with tourists. The driver of the electric car claims he used Autopilot for that trip

 
Elon Musk Says Autopilot Upgrade Would Have Prevented Model S Fatal Crash
Elon Musk Says Autopilot Upgrade Would Have Prevented Model S Fatal Crash

12 Sep 2016, 17:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Elon Musk has stated that he believes that it would have been "very likely" for the update in Autopilot to prevent the fatal crash that happened this May

 
Tesla Misses NHTSA Deadline Regarding Autopilot Death, Gets An Extension
Tesla Misses NHTSA Deadline Regarding Autopilot Death, Gets An Extension

31 Aug 2016, 17:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla has missed the initial deadline set by the NHTSA regarding the inquiry on the first fatal Autopilot accident. The brand received an extension until Sept 2

 
Tesla Responds To Autopilot Crash In China, Blames Driver For Not Using Hands
Tesla Responds To Autopilot Crash In China, Blames Driver For Not Using Hands

11 Aug 2016, 12:05 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla representatives have issued official comments on the matter of the Autopilot accident in China. The driver is blamed for not having his hands on the wheel

 
Tesla Model S Gets In A Fender-Bender In China, Driver Blames Autopilot
Tesla Model S Gets In A Fender-Bender In China, Driver Blames Autopilot

5 Aug 2016, 16:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The first Tesla Autopilot accident in China is on video, as it was recorded by a dash cam. Fortunately, nobody was injured, as the incident was a fender-bender

 
Fatal Tesla Model S Accident Blamed On Auto-Braking System, Not Autopilot
Fatal Tesla Model S Accident Blamed On Auto-Braking System, Not Autopilot

1 Aug 2016, 15:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla has blamed its Automatic Emergency Braking System for the fatal Model S crash that occurred this May. Apparently, it is not connected to Autopilot

 
Tesla Was Asked To Detail Fatal Florida Crash In Front of U.S. Senate Panel
Tesla Was Asked To Detail Fatal Florida Crash In Front of U.S. Senate Panel

15 Jul 2016, 13:35 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla Motors representatives were asked to brief a dedicated panel of the U.S. Senate on the fatal crash that occurred in Florida this May

 
Tesla Is Reportedly Being Investigated For Possible Securities Law Breach
Tesla Is Reportedly Being Investigated For Possible Securities Law Breach

12 Jul 2016, 10:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The fatal Tesla Model S accident which happened while driving on Autopilot has reportedly led to an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission

 
And Here's the Latest Installment in the "Blame It on the Autopilot" Saga
And Here's the Latest Installment in the "Blame It on the Autopilot" Saga

11 Jul 2016, 14:01 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Another day goes by, another Tesla owner finds out the limitations of the Autopilot feature the hard way and then blames the system

 
Tesla Model S Owner Claims His Car Crashed by Itself, Tesla Says It Didn't
Tesla Model S Owner Claims His Car Crashed by Itself, Tesla Says It Didn't

12 May 2016, 09:44 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The owner of a Tesla Model S claims that his car crashed into the trailer parked in front of it after he left it parked. Tesla Motors says he Summoned it

 
Second Tesla Model S Catches Fire After Crash
Second Tesla Model S Catches Fire After Crash

29 Oct 2013, 12:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It’s been only four weeks since the first Tesla Model S caught fire following a highway crash, and a second video showing a Palo Alto-built electric car engulfed in flames surfaced the Interne...