A new accident with a Tesla; this time with a Model Y, it has again caused controversy and doubts about the operation of the company’s vehicles, after a relative of the driver of the car claimed that he had problems with the brake pedal. The accident, which occurred in China’s Guangdong province, left at least two dead and three injured. Tesla has confirmed that it will help authorities investigate what happened.
The Chinese police, in fact, do not know the real causes of the accident. They only have the driver’s family version. He insists the brakes failed. after the 55-year-old owner’s Tesla Model Y tried to park in an area near his family’s store.
In a video created thanks to the compilation of different security cameras in the area, it is possible to see how the driver tries to park. moments later, the vehicle is thrown towards the road. After 2.6 kilometers of uncontrolled travel, and after running over several cyclists and motorists, the Model Y crashes into a store, causing two deaths and three injuries along the way.
Tesla claims the driver did not press the brake pedal
Tesla has claimed to Reuters that “police are currently seeking a third-party appraisal agency to identify the truth behind this accident.” It also highlights will “actively provide any necessary assistance”. On the other hand, they insist on ignoring the “rumours”.
The company also He wanted to rule out the version of the driver’s family member. He claims that the records of the injured Model Y show that the user did not press the brake pedal during parking. And that, instead, the accelerator pedal was depressed during a large part of the incident. Tesla, on the other hand, claims that the video shows how the brake lights are not on when the driver is apparently parking.
It is not the first time that Elon Musk’s mobility firm has faced accusations for failures in the braking system or, more specifically, in the “unintentional acceleration” of their vehicles. Tesla, in fact, issued a statement stressing that their investigations have shown that no such problem exists.
We investigated every incident where the driver alleges to us that their vehicle accelerated contrary to their opinion, and in all cases where we had vehicle data, we confirmed that the car was operating as designed. In other words, the car speeds up if and only if the driver tells it to, and slows down or stops when the driver hits the brakes.
Tesla, in a statement about the “unintentional acceleration.”