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

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.