Tesla says driver ‘manually drove himself’ in fatal crash in Texas

Tesla is pushing back on what it says is its Full Self-Driving (FSD) program fatal Texas accidentwhere a speeding Model 3 crashed into a home, killing a 76-year-old woman inside. In the answer to XTesla AI director Ashok Elluswamy says the driver “manually drove himself by pressing the accelerator to 100%.”

The crash happened in a residential area of ​​Katy, Texas, last Friday, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. ABC news where the driver of the Model 3 was operating the vehicle “with a driver assistance system.” However, Elluswamy writes on X that the driver, who was identified as Michael Butler“reached a speed of 73 mph at the time of the crash, and caused the accelerator to press even after the crash.”

Although Tesla disbanded its social media group years ago, Elluswamy expressed dismay at the media’s coverage of the accident and FSD, saying it planted “FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) in the minds of the general public.” Tesla CEO Elon Musk also left a link to self-driving technology, to say“FSD drives very slowly on local roads and this was a high speed collision!”