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 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has now completed its investigation of a run-off-road crash involving a Tesla model in April 2021. The NTSB found no evidence that Tesla�s driving assistance, Autopilot, was being used at the time of the incident.
Instead, the NTSB determined that the probable cause of the vehicle crash was the driver�s excessive speed and failure to control his car, due to impairment from alcohol intoxication in combination with the effects of two sedating antihistamines, which resulted in a roadway departure, tree impact, and a post-crash fire.
The NTSB has advocated for vehicle technologies, including passive vehicle-integrated alcohol impairment detection systems, advanced driver monitoring systems, and intelligent speed adaptation, to help reduce crashes caused by alcohol impairment and excessive speed. Requiring these technologies and/or incentivizing them through consumer information programs is necessary to achieve widespread installation according to NTSB.
Full Article: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2023 |
 has now completed its investigation of a run-off-road crash involving a Tesla model in April 2021. The NTSB found no evidence that Tesla’s driving assistance, Autopilot, was being used at the time of the incident.*/);){kind=small}
