CHILLING QUESTIONS ARE NOW BEING ASKED..! – A woman has lost her life after a Tesla allegedly using FSD crashed into a house at high speed, sparking fresh concerns about autonomous driving technology.
A Tesla said to be travelling at speeds of 110km/h while in self-driving mode has killed a woman after ploughing into her home.
Martha Avila, 76, was killed after a Tesla allegedly operating with a driver-assistance system crashed into her home. Picture: KHOU11
A Tesla said to be travelling at speeds as high as 110km/h while in self-driving mode barrelled into a Texas home last week and killed a 76-year-old grandmother — the latest deadly crash to put the automaker’s controversial automation technology under scrutiny.
Security-camera footage aired by Houston station KHOU-TV appeared to show the Tesla barrelling down a residential street before veering across a front lawn and smashing directly into the brick home.
Video from a doorbell camera captured the car missing the driveway and ploughing into the front wall with such force that it tore deep into the residence, where Martha Avila was inside putting away groceries.
Authorities are investigating whether Tesla’s self-driving system played a role after a Model 3 left the roadway in Katy, Texas, slammed through a brick house at high speed and fatally struck Avila as she sat inside.
The crash remains under active investigation, and officials have not determined what caused the vehicle to veer off the road, the New York Post reports.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the most senior auto safety regulatory agency in the US, has launched its own probe into the accident, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Security-camera footage aired by KHOU-TV appears to show a Tesla speeding down a residential street moments before crashing into a Katy, Texas home.
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“We saw a car flying by down the street,” a neighbour who witnessed the crash told Click2Houston.com.
