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Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash overrode FSD by pressing accelerator ‘100 percent,’ investigators confirm

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The Tesla driver who fatally struck a woman after crashing into her home "manually overrode" the vehicle's Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology by pressing the gas pedal to 100 percent, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed in a preliminary report on Wednesday . After examining the car's electronic data, investigators found that the Tesla Model 3 reached speeds greater than 70mph during the crash. In June, 44-year-old Michael Butler's vehicle plowed into a Katy, Texas home, kil

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