Video shows 8-car pileup after a Tesla allegedly using Full Self-Driving stopped in a highway tunnel
Surveillance footage from San Francisco Bay Bridge shows a Tesla coming to a stop within a highway tunnel, and an eight-car pileup that followed, according to aThe accident, which occurred on November 24, halted traffic on the road for over an hour and injured nine people, including a 2-year-old, the publication reported. The Intercept obtained two surveillance videos from the incident via a public records request.
At the time of the accident, the Tesla driver told local police the car had been under the influence of Tesla's Full Self-Driving software and had moved into the left lane and come to a stop directly in front of another vehicle, the publication reported, citing a from the incident. Spokespeople from NHTSA and California Department of Transportation did not confirm whether the FSD feature was activated.shows the Tesla moving into the left lane with its blinker and quickly coming to a stop in front of another car.On the day of the pile-up, a witness to the scene, Shayna Kelly of San Francisco, told"He just made a sudden stop," she said."At that point there was nowhere to go.
FSD is an add-on to Tesla's Autopilot driver assistance feature that enables the vehicle to automatically change lanes, enter and exit highways, recognize stop signs and traffic lights, and park. The software is in beta testing and it still requires a licensed driver to monitor the system at all times.
A spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Insider the agency had launched an investigation into the crash. As of December 22, the agency has launched at least 41 investigations into Tesla crashes where automated features including automatic emergency braking and Autopilot or FSD were involved,
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