After a Tesla crash in Texas in the United States, which caused the death of a 76-year-old woman, whether the accident was related to the autopilot system quickly became the focus. Faced with allegations that the outside world had targeted Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, Tesla management responded publicly on Monday, stating that the vehicle data reflected the pilot ' s initiative to step deep on the gas.

The accident occurred in a residential area.

The accident occurred last Friday night in Katy, Texas. The vehicle involved was a Tesla Model 3, and the driver, Michael Butler, drove out of the road and crashed into the house, where Martha Avila was taken to hospital and died.

According to local law enforcement officials, Butler had indicated that the vehicle was in Autopilot at the time of the incident. This statement, which spread rapidly over the weekend, has also caused renewed security controversy in the Tesla auxiliary driving system.

Tesla says the pilot stepped on the gas.

Tesla, which has rarely formally responded to media reports, is this time heard on platform X by Ashok Elliswamy, the self-driving software manager. He indicated that, according to the vehicle data, the driver had manually covered the self-pilot system in the residential area, which would have stepped to 100 per cent.

He also stated that the vehicle had a speed of 73 miles/hour at the time of the collision and that the oil door was still on the ground after the impact. According to this statement, liability for accidents is closer to man-made operations than the system ' s self-control of vehicles causes loss of control.

Mask subsequently forwarded and amplified this statement. He claims that if the vehicle had been in a normal FSD state of operation at that time, it would not have crossed the residential area at such a high rate.

U.S. regulatory authorities initiate special investigations.

The National Road Traffic Safety Administration announced on Monday that a special investigation had been initiated into the accident. The Agency has conducted similar investigations in recent years into dozens of incidents suspected of involving the Tesla Advanced Driving Aid System.

At the same time, the Office of the District Commissioner of Harris indicated that the results of the investigation would be submitted to the local district prosecutor to determine whether criminal charges were required.

At present, whether Autopilot was actually on, taken over by the driver at the time of the accident, or whether the system itself was abnormal is still pending further retrieval and verification of vehicle data records by investigators.