BERKELEY, Calif. — A Tesla automobile driver killed in a current accident in California praised the automaker’s “full self-driving” options, and posted movies on his obvious Tiktok account, wherein he appeared to drive together with his arms off the wheel.

On Might 5, a Tesla Mannequin 3 crashed into an overturned truck on a freeway in Fontana, killing the Tesla driver and injuring the truck driver and a motorist who had stopped to assist him.

The Related Press cited police saying a preliminary investigation had decided the Tesla’s driver assistant system Autopilot was engaged previous to the crash.

However in a correction issued late on Friday, police stated, “There has not been a ultimate dedication made as to what driving mode the Tesla was in.”

Two movies of a person driving together with his arms off the wheel had been posted on the alleged Tiktok account of the sufferer, 35-year-old Steven Hendrickson of Working Springs, Calif.

“What would do I do with out my full self-driving Tesla after an extended day at work,” stated a message on one. “Coming residence from LA after work, thank god, self-drive,” stated a touch upon one other video, including, “Greatest automobile ever!”

Tesla dubbed its driver assistant options “Autopilot” or “Full Self-driving,” which specialists say might mislead customers into believing the automobile can drive by itself.

On its web site, Tesla stated its Autopilot function doesn’t make the automobile autonomous, nevertheless.

On his Fb account, Hendrickson was capturing a video whereas driving on autopilot, saying, “Don’t fret. I’m on autopilot.”

Members of the family weren’t accessible for remark and Tesla, which has disbanded its public relations groups, was not instantly accessible for remark.

Tesla Membership-SoCal, a gaggle of Tesla homeowners in Southern California, stated on social media that he was an energetic member who “beloved his Tesla.” He’s survived by his spouse and two youngsters, it added.

The Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration has been investigating greater than two dozen crashes of Tesla automobiles, together with the Fontana crash and a high-profile one in Texas final month that killed two males.

Since 2016 at the very least three Tesla automobiles working on Autopilot have been in deadly crashes, two involving a Tesla automobile driving beneath a semi-truck in Florida.

The Nationwide Transportation Security Board stated Tesla’s autopilot system did not correctly detect a truck because it crossed the automobile’s path, contributing to the accidents additionally brought on by a scarcity of driver consideration and an sufficient driver monitoring system.