Tesla Model S That Burned Driver To Death Catches Fire Again In Tow Yard

Wow

I’m not sure if it was autopilot or not however, there are videos of Tesla’s on autopilot aggressively over correcting themselves during lane changes which could lead to loss of control depending on speed/road conditions.

From other reports it doesn't sound like it was on Autopilot. Other drivers had reported it for reckless driving and speeding, and I don't think either of those occur with AP enabled. Sounds like another less-capable driver that takes a powerful car and loses control.

You can still speed on autopilot which other drivers could report as wreckless driving. All it takes is one vehicle or miscalculation by Tesla’s autopilot to cause it to lose control if speeding.

On the contrary, Tesla’s fairy godmother Mercedes has an extra precaution set in place on its distribution plus that allows the car to correct its self less aggressively and more naturally if a car cuts in front or something enters the blind spot during an attempted lane change. Benz sells the most vehicles equipped with radar guided cruise controls in the world and we have yet to see disasters repeatedly strike as we have in the Tesla.

It could have been completely drivers error as well but we won’t know until we know.

Other reports state the driver was weaving in and out of traffic. If AP can do that, that's not a good thing. Completely agree that we won't know much until the car's logs are reviewed. Judging by my down-votes, people must think I'm defending Tesla. That seems to be what people do here. No, I'm not defending the car, just saying let's get some facts and not immediately say it's the car's fault.

As to the re-ignition of the fire post crash, I don't know if anything can be done about that without a complete redesign of the battery compartment to better isolate each cell. And that would reduce the space available for the cells, reducing capacity. Still, it might be the smartest thing to do in the long term.

The reigniting of Fire is unfortunate and that’s a horrible way for anyone to go. I hope Tesla also reconsider Los door locks/handles for safety measures. Those poor bystanders watched that man burn alive after not being able to open the doors to get him out

Are you the guy who fixed my Model 3 tire at a local tire store ? He said the same thing. I asked "where you got the info ?". Came a long pause then he asked "how can I help you sir ?"

If you don't know shit about how that happened, just be quiet!

If you drive over a palm tree or two at high speed, bad things are going to happen to the underside of a car. Even worse things if there is a large battery pack there instead of a muffler or a transmission/drive line. Welcome to the future. If you think a new BEV from a mainstream mfg won't suffer the same fate
with designs that have batteries stored under the floor of the vehicle, you are kidding yourselves.

Tesla -the gift that keeps on giving.

There are as many or more Nissan LEAFs on the road than Teslas as well as a smattering of Chevy Bolts, VW electric Golfs, etc. Some of these must have been involved in fiery wrecks. What's their track record of re-igniting in the junkyard? Is there something unique in the Tesla design that causes this?