Tesla Model 3 crashes into bus in Rui’an, kills one
A crash involving a Tesla in China raised questions about the reliability of the car's Autopilot driving-assistance programme. A video of the incident shows a Tesla Model 3 crashing in Rui'an in Zhejiang Province, China, killing the passenger and critically injuring the driver of the Tesla. A bus, an electric bicycle and three other cars were also damaged. Rumour quickly spread that the Tesla's brake lights were not showing during the accident, suggesting that the car's Autopilot driver-assist function may have been engaged. Tesla said it would co-operate with investigators to discover what happened. System 🤖 Tesla Autopilot, Full-self Driving Operator: Developer: Tesla Country: USA Sector: Automotive Purpose: Automate steering, acceleration, braking Technology: Driver assistance system Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Safety
- Date it happened
- 2023-02-01
- Organisation involved
- Qian Mou
- Product, system or model
- Tesla Autopilot
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