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When a Tesla Model 3 crashed into a Texas home at 73 mph killing a 76-year-old grandmother, initial headlines blamed Autopilot. Tesla's VP and Elon Musk countered with telemetry data showing the driver manually overrode all safety systems by pressing the accelerator to 100%. The data, not the narrative, is what matters.
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Patrick recounts the June 19 Katy, Texas crash where driver Michael Butler's Model 3 plowed through a neighborhood at 73 mph before demolishing a brick home and killing 76-year-old grandmother Martha Avia inside. [1] — Tom Ellsworth "When a Tesla Model 3 crashed into a Texas home at 73 mph killing a 76-year-old grandmother, initial headlines blamed Autopilot. Tesla's VP …" 2:03:30 Initial headlines framed it as an Autopilot failure. But Tesla VP Ashok Ellaswamy and Elon Musk produced telemetry showing Butler had depressed the accelerator to 100%, overriding all safety systems. Tom Ellsworth uses the chainsaw analogy: you don't sue the manufacturer when an irresponsible operator causes harm. Adam Sosnick clarifies the critical distinction between Autopilot (a co-pilot that assists, not replaces) and full self-driving, calling for nuanced judgment given 1.6 million such vehicles are already on the road without comparable incident frequency.
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