Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active

Post by **Adverse Effects** » Fri, 01 Jul 2016, 22:59

Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating

Post by **jonescg** » Fri, 01 Jul 2016, 23:02

It looks as if the truck pulled out with little notice - not a nice way to go

Post by **evric** » Fri, 01 Jul 2016, 23:09

Hi Chris,
I saw a video about a near miss in which the truck came towards the side of a Model S and the Model S swerved autonomously, but the guy that got killed evidently ran into the back of a large truck trailer at high speed.
Eric

Post by **coulomb** » Sat, 02 Jul 2016, 15:18

evric wrote: I saw a video about a near miss in which the truck came towards the side of a Model S and the Model S swerved autonomously, but the guy that got killed evidently ran into the back of a large truck trailer at high speed.
Eric

The report I saw seemed to be saying that these were the same person. Perhaps he was so impressed by the truck avoidance that he became complacent.

I would like to know how the trailer (the one that killed him) ended up across a divided highway, if that is indeed the case.

Post by **Greg partridge** » Sat, 02 Jul 2016, 15:47

He was allegedly watching a movie on a portable DVD player at the time of the accident.