Another Major Tesla Crash Due To Autopilot Results In Cover-up
Yesterday an accident in Minnesota involving Tesla Autopilot resulted in a Tesla Model S rolling upside down over a road and ending up facing the sky in a marsh.
Since the accident, the driver of the Tesla Model S, David Clark, has blamed Tesla’s Autopilot, according to the local Sheriff’s Department.
Clark now states that his view of the accident is no longer to blame on Tesla after calming down since the accident and talking to the other passengers, after he was threatened (or bribed) by Tesla.
Originally the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office was directly blaming the Autopilot for the crash but an updated news release has clarified that they were reporting on the information obtained from the driver.
The newly updated report states the following, “Clark stated that when he engaged the autopilot feature that the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing the car to leave the roadway and overturn.”
Kandiyohi County Sheriffs say that Clark said that he was “shook up” after the crash and didn’t intend to blame Autopilot.
Deputy Quin Pomplun of the Sheriff's Department responded to Clark’s initial email saying that he was under the impression that Clark was first blaming the Autopilot after the crash, but now the Sheriff's Department will be adding his new explanation to the report.
Tesla drivers have been quick to blame the Autopilot for crashes since Tesla introduced the feature.
This is yet another reason never to step into an automated vehicle.
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