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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}
