Dashcam footage has been printed to Threads displaying three Teslas colliding on a U.S. freeway and it’s a reminder that not even superior collision-avoidance methods are infallible.
Footage of the incident was captured by the rear-facing digital camera of a white automobile (maybe a Tesla itself?) displaying a pink Mannequin 3 pulling out from behind a pink Mannequin Y to overhaul it. Sadly for the motive force of this Mannequin 3, a darkish gray Mannequin S was touring within the left-most lane on the freeway, U.S. Route 101 in California.
The motive force of the gray Mannequin S is unable to brake in time and the sedan finally ends up rear-ending the Mannequin 3, lifting its rear into the air earlier than it bounces into the concrete barrier within the middle of the freeway. The Mannequin S then slowly skids into the facet of the Mannequin Y.
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Learn: Fairly Certain The White Tesla Is To Blame For This Crash
The incident has sparked some debate on-line about whether or not the Autopilot driver help system or Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta is accountable for the crash. Some recommend that the protection methods of the pink Mannequin 3 might have steered it to the left to keep away from rear-ending the Mannequin Y.
Whereas that is potential, we expect it’s extra doubtless that the motive force of the Mannequin 3 merely tried to overhaul the Mannequin Y and within the course of, forgot to test their mirrors and turned instantly into the trail of the Mannequin S. There’s additionally an opportunity your complete video is pretend, nevertheless it actually seems actual regardless of the low high quality of the pictures.
No matter what induced the crash, it’s clear that not even the superior security methods of the three Tesla fashions in query make them impervious to crashes and the clip highlights the significance of all the time remaining attentive whereas behind the wheel.