Tesla in Automated Mode Crashes Into Texas Home, Killing 1 Woman
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Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 20
Tesla in Automated Mode Crashes Into Texas Home, Killing 1 Woman
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 20
Summary
Around 8 p.m. Friday, a Tesla Model 3 using an automated driving assistance system left the roadway in Katy, Texas, slammed into a brick home and fatally struck M. Avila inside.
Investigators said driver Michael Butler failed to stay in a single lane before the car entered the residence at a high rate of speed; Avila was airlifted to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
Butler was injured, showed no signs of intoxication and was cooperating with officers, while authorities said Saturday afternoon that no charges had been filed.
The crash adds to scrutiny of Tesla's self-driving features as Harris County investigators continue examining what role the automated system played.