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Tesla Driver Overrode FSD in Fatal Crash, NTSB Confirms

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Verge ·

The NTSB found that a Tesla driver fatally struck a woman after pressing the accelerator 100%, overriding the Full Self-Driving system. The crash occurred in Texas when the Model 3 hit a home. Investigators used electronic data to determine the override.

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The finding shifts blame from FSD to driver misuse, but raises questions about why the system allowed such an override without intervention.
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