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Data confirms Autopilot/FSD was active in crash that killed a mother, passerby saved her baby

electrek.co · 5dShare

A 2021 Tesla Model Y left an Alabama highway, hit two trees, and caught fire, killing its driver, 29-year-old Kayleigh Page. Her 7-month-old daughter was pulled from the burning car by a stranger who saw it happen. Troopers reported it as a single-vehicle wreck. What they didn’t say, and likely didn’t know, is that Tesla’s own data shows the car’s driver-assist system was engaged. This is part of an ongoing Electrek investigation matching reported crashes to Tesla’s redacted NHTSA data. more…

First report: A Tesla ran a stop sign and killed a man, record confirms Full Self-Driving/Autopilot was on — electrek.co, 7d