The investigation into the cause of Tesla Model Scollision with a truck in Florida, in which the driver was killed, apparently in no hurry to conclusions. At least, until the authorities have declared only a slight excess of the speed limit before the collision .It was found that the electric car was moving at a speed of 119 km / h instead of the permitted 104 km / h.
As reported by Reuters, in a closed hearing with the participation of the US Senate Committee on the case of a car accident that representatives of Tesla Motors admitted that they are considering two main versions of the technical failure. Either the camera and the radar could not detect semi truck blocked the road before the collision, or the automatic braking system board has adopted a semi-trailer for the design, quite remote from the roadway, and did not reduce speed.
Representatives of Tesla Motors Reuters this publication without comments have left, but said only that the company does not consider the radar or camera malfunction causes of the accident.
According to a source familiar with the content of the event, which were the representatives of Tesla Motors, the company allocates failure automatic braking system as a separate issue, unrelated to the autopilot. Already it established that at the time of the active driver assistance systems were involved in the collision. This coming Friday, Tesla Motors will formulate preliminary conclusions about the causes of the accident.
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