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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,917 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:45 PM Jun 20

Tesla allegedly in autopilot mode crashes into house, woman killed: Investigators

A driver in a Tesla vehicle that was allegedly in self-driving mode crashed into a Texas house Friday night, killing a woman who was inside the home, investigators said.

Michael Butler was traveling in his Tesla Model 3 around 8 p.m. local time in Katy, Texas, and was operating the vehicle "with an automated driving assistance system," the Harris County Sheriff's office said in a statement.

Butler allegedly failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway and struck the residence, according to the sheriff's office.

"Butler's Tesla entered through the brick residence, at a high rate of speed, and struck M. Avila who was inside the residence," the sheriff's office said in a statement.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/tesla-allegedly-autopilot-mode-crashes-173809621.html

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Tesla allegedly in autopilot mode crashes into house, woman killed: Investigators (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 20 OP
Sue Tesla and Musk for a billion dollars. sinkingfeeling Jun 20 #1
A Trillion!! IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 21 #8
A lot of these cases turn out to not be driven on the automatic system. Melon Jun 20 #2
of course, data will prove that. uncle ray Jun 21 #6
The Tesla couldn't figure out that it was headed for a fucking house? flvegan Jun 20 #3
Let's give the CEO of that company another trillion Blue Owl Jun 20 #4
If not the fault of the automated system, then the Butler did it. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 20 #5
Arrest the CEO of that shithole company. nt City Lights Jun 21 #7
VP of Tesla software responds Melon Tuesday #9

Melon

(1,899 posts)
2. A lot of these cases turn out to not be driven on the automatic system.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:06 PM
Jun 20

It’s very easy to tell once they download the computer information as all driving inputs are captured. It seems premature to publish the story as automated when it can be easily proven within days by pulling the data. My tesla would absolutely jerk back into the lane if it even got close to the lane paint.

uncle ray

(3,377 posts)
6. of course, data will prove that.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 09:47 AM
Jun 21

i have no doubt that the autopilot handed control back to the human drive many milliseconds before the crash.

flvegan

(66,674 posts)
3. The Tesla couldn't figure out that it was headed for a fucking house?
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:29 PM
Jun 20

Couldn't figure out that it had left the road?

Utter shitbox if true, and Tesla's "autopilot" or whatever the fuck they're calling it these days (and please spare me, Stans) should be cause enough to permanently park these things until shitbag Musk's "car company" can fix it (which it won't, because why should it) or disable it.

Melon

(1,899 posts)
9. VP of Tesla software responds
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:42 AM
Tuesday

“Tesla’s VP of AI software, Ashok Elluswamy, “ …In this case, the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100% of the accel pedal in this residential area. They reached a speed of 73 mph during the crash, and had the accelerator pressed even after the crash.”

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