Tesla Motors autopilot software involved in yet another car crash

WASHINGTON: Tesla Motors has said its autosteer software was enabled during a third crash involving a Model X in Montana on Sunday. Autosteer is the steering function

WASHINGTON: Tesla Motors has said its autosteer software was enabled during a third crash involving a Model X in Montana on Sunday. Autosteer is the steering function in Autopilot. In that crash, the driver said Autopilot was engaged when the car slammed into 13 guardrails, said an official. Tesla said on Tuesday the data suggested “the driver’s hands were not on the steering wheel, as no force was detected on the steering wheel for over two minutes after autosteer was engaged.” Tesla said the driver was using the feature on an undivided mountain road - which the firm advises against - and didn’t respond to alerts to put his hands on the wheel.

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