A Tesla Model 3 in the United States broke into a train track and was hit, and the driver said the vehicle was in “autonomous driving mode” – Passionategeekz

Passionategeekz On June 17, according to Electrek, a traffic accident involving Tesla Model 3 occurred in the Spring area of ​​Pennsylvania, USA. A Tesla Model 3 was trapped on the train tracks and was slightly hit by a train. According to witnesses, the vehicle bypassed obstacles on the track before impacting and eventually got trapped on the track.

The Tesla Model 3 was trapped after bypassing an obstacle on train tracks near South Hull Street and Columbia Avenue, according to a Burks County fire alarm. The driver successfully left the vehicle when the accident occurred, but a train then hit the vehicle, causing one of the vehicle’s exterior rearview mirrors to fall.

After the accident, local fire specialists ordered all trains to be suspended so that emergency personnel can use cranes to remove Model 3 from the track. The Spalles Automobile Repair Factory and the trailer company were responsible for the rescue of the vehicle and shared several photos of the accident scene on social media.

It is reported thatThe Tesla driver claims the vehicle is in “self-driving mode” before being trapped in the track. Passionategeekz noticed that Tesla had claimed that vehicles produced since 2016 will have full autonomous driving capabilities through software updates, but have not yet been implemented. At present, Tesla’s FSD system still requires drivers to supervise the vehicle throughout the process, and drivers are fully responsible for the vehicle’s behavior.

It is not clear whether the driver refers to FSD or Autopilot as the “automatic driving mode”the latter’s assisted driving ability is far less than the former.

Regarding the accident, Electrek website analyzed that in the past, Tesla drivers blamed the FSD function for reckless driving. Although it is not certain whether the accident falls into this category, this possibility exists. On the other hand, the FSD function generally attempts to bypass obstacles. In this accident, the vehicle may try to bypass the track obstacles but ends up trapped in the track. at present,More data is still needed to further analyze the cause of the accident.

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