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Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash overrode FSD by pressing accelerator ‘100 percent,’ investigators confirm

The NTSB reports that a Tesla driver overrode the Full Self-Driving system by applying 100 percent acceleration before a fatal collision in Katy, Texas.

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📍 How it ended

NTSB investigators confirmed that the driver in the fatal Texas crash overrode the vehicle's Full Self-Driving system by pressing the accelerator to 100 percent. Following these findings, federal investigators suggested that Tesla’s self-driving feature was not to blame for the incident.

Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.

The brief

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have determined that the driver of a Tesla involved in a fatal crash in Katy, Texas, manually overrode the vehicle's Full Self-Driving system. Data indicates the accelerator was pressed to 100 percent capacity immediately preceding the vehicle striking a house.

Coverage from outlets including The Verge, WTOP, WRAL, and Yahoo emphasizes that the federal probe suggests the automated driving feature was not the cause of the incident, which resulted in the death of a grandmother. Additional reporting from The Patriot KEIB AM 1150 and southernillinoisnow.com corroborates the finding regarding the driver's manual input.

Future developments will depend on the release of the final NTSB report, as coverage does not yet specify the full scope of the investigation or any subsequent regulatory actions. The status of the vehicle’s software performance at the time of the override remains a subject of the ongoing inquiry.

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Quick answers

What did the NTSB determine caused the Tesla crash in Texas?

The NTSB reported that the driver manually overrode the Full Self-Driving system by pressing the accelerator to 100 percent.

Was Tesla's self-driving feature found to be at fault?

Coverage states that federal investigators suggest the feature was not to blame for the crash.

Where did this incident occur?

The crash took place in Katy, Texas.

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Tesla NTSB Katy Texas Full Self-Driving

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