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Third Tesla Crashes Amid Report of SEC Investigation (usatoday.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the bad-month-for-business dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Tesla hasn't had the best month so far as not one, not two, but a total of three crashes have been reported with the car's Autopilot self-driving system engaged at the time -- two of which resulted in fatalities. In addition, The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Tesla violated securities law by failing to disclose more quickly a fatal accident in Florida in May involving a Tesla Model S that was in self-driving mode. The SEC didn't comment on the report, and Tesla issued a statement saying it has "not received any communication from the SEC regarding this issue." As for the Autopilot crash that was reported today, the driver said he activated Autopilot mode at the beginning of his trip. Tesla is looking into the crash and has yet to confirm whether or not Autopilot was a factor. Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased a "Top Secret Tesla Masterplan, Part 2" via Twitter that he is "Hoping to publish later this week."

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  1. The summary is false. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Tesla hasn't had the best month so far as not one, not two, but a total of three crashes have been reported with the car's Autopilot self-driving system engaged at the time -- two of which resulted in fatalities.

    The article about the most recent crash contradicts the summary poster's statement that two of the crashes resulted in fatalities. Only one of the crashes has resulted in fatalities.

  2. Re:Three crashes in a month by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    3000 people per day who die in car accidents just in the USA alone

    So your claim is over one million car deaths per year in the USA? I have to call [citation needed] on that.

    Because in 2014, USA deaths in cars, motor cycles, bicycles, and pedestrians all together were 32675.

  3. *Two* of which? by Theaetetus · · Score: 5, Informative

    Tesla hasn't had the best month so far as not one, not two, but a total of three crashes have been reported with the car's Autopilot self-driving system engaged at the time -- two of which resulted in fatalities

    The first one was the guy watching the DVD who went under the truck. Or at least, all of him below the neck did. Fatality!
    The second one was in Michigan, and the driver "survived a rollover crash."
    This is the third one, and "the driver said he activated Autopilot mode at the beginning of his trip."

    That's one fatality, Subby. These are your own links and summary. We expect you to read them, even if none of the posters or editors here do.