Dutch Authorities Clear The Air - Latest Tesla Fatal Crash Involved Excessive Speed NOT Autopilot

As we reported yesterday, a tragic accident resulted in the death of a Tesla Model S driver in the Netherlands Wednesday. The Tesla left the road, hit a tree and parts of the battery pack caught on fire. The crash made national Dutch news and some media linked the accident to the Autopilot citing the death of Joshua Brown in Florida in May.

Tesla has since reviewed the logs of the car and confirms that the Autopilot “was not engaged” during the drive and that the car was “being driven at more than 155 kph (96 mph)”.

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HenryN - 9/9/2016 6:06:42 PM

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Agent009: are you the same guy who mentioned "class action suit" yesterday ?

TomM - 9/10/2016 12:25:36 PM

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People make all sorts of comments when they don't know all the facts.

The problem is that most of such incidents involve excessive speed - and if you think about it - the AUTO-Pilot is the beginning of the end of that. The ability to limit the speed of a car through its auto-pilot system from the outside will not be lost on regulators - and I suspect that eventually speed limits will be enforced electronically. While that would eliminate speeding tickets - it might also save thousands of lives. Those of us who look for a car with a rewarding driving experience - will be limited to the same speeds every other car can legally go though - leaving the "fast" - for racing. But why buy a "fast car" if it can only go 65 in a 65 zone? It may signal the end of the horsepower race - and the SPORTS car as we know it.