Tesla Model X Crash in Seoul Parking Garage Kills Owner
It appears the autopilot in a Tesla vehicle may have contributed to this crash:
![Fire fighters extinguish a Tesla Model X electric car that caught fire in an underground parking garage in Seoul on Wednesday. The accident killed one person and injured two. [YONGSAN FIRE STATION]](https://i0.wp.com/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2020/12/11/a8858201-8fa0-4485-8882-89dbfe70488f.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
Police are investigating the fatal conflagration of a Tesla Model X that killed its owner and injured two others in an underground parking garage in Seoul.
Joong Ang Ilbo
The Model X crashed into the wall of the parking garage of an apartment complex in Yongsan District, central Seoul, then caught fire, on Wednesday. This led to the burning death of the car’s owner, who was in the passenger seat.
The driver, who escaped with injuries, claimed “the car suddenly got out of control,” raising the possibility of a sudden unintended acceleration as the cause of the accident, according to police.
It is unusual for a car slowly winding its way through a parking garage to suddenly smash into a wall and result in the death of a passenger. The police will ask the National Forensic Service to try to determine the cause of the accident.
Some experts asked about the case suggested that the Tesla’s autopilot function could have played a role.
“It is more likely that the car’s autopilot feature malfunctioned or the driver’s misunderstanding of the system caused the accident, instead of a sudden unintended acceleration,” said Kim Pil-soo, a professor at Daelim University College department of automotive engineering, who observed the accident site. “If the car was powered by an internal combustion engine, the fire could have been more easily extinguished. But since it was an electric car, it was harder to stop the fire.”
You can read more at the link, but using the autopilot in a parking garage seems to be a very bad idea.
Expect a main stream news article from GI on how safe Teslas are and how good they are for the planent…
Looking at this case, could be a political murder. Victim close friend of prosecutor that Commie moon is trying to get rid of. Easy to hack these electronic/ computer controlled cars. GI feel free to fact check with the approved story line from your globalist overseers.
My question is if I lose my radio station when I go into one and also lose cell service, how is the autopilot working? I thought it used GPS and sensors to navigate streets not underground garages…something doesn’t add up, take a close look at what’s left of the victims body…
GPS is only part of the driveless technology. Tesla’s system also uses cameras, radar, and ultrasonic sensors. According to the Wikipedia page on Tesla, “Most experts believe that Tesla’s approach of trying to achieve full self-driving by eschewing LIDAR and high-definition maps is not feasible.”
At the time of the accident, was the driver under the influence of any legal or illegal substance, including alcohol? If no check was made, why not?
Was the passenger killed in the fire or before the crash? Sure, I’ve seen too many police dramas; but with the tight economic situation, these questions are necessary. Who stood to gain from the passenger’s death? And did they have access to the car on the day of the accident?
How old was the driver? And how many years driving experience? Had they ever wreck a car previously?
Where were johnhenry, Smokes, and Chickenhead at the time of the accident? We’re going to need you three to provide alibis on this one. And not for each other.