Collision Involves Tesla's Autonomous Car, Again Swallows Lives

Tesla has marketed its advanced driver assistant system as "Full Self-Driving" capability, (pic; doc. unsplash)

JAKARTA - Two people are reported to have died after a Tesla autonomous car crashed into a house in Palm Harbor on Friday evening, September 3. This is a continuation of a series of accidents involving Tesla, after last week, the car produced by Elon Musk also hit a police car in Miami, Florida.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Palm Harbor man, 43, was reportedly driving and speeding down Manning Road. According to officers, the man was monitored when he missed a stop sign at a T-junction.

The Tesla, according to the officer, then hit the pavement, lost control and crashed into the back of the house at 1498 Liquid Way. As a result of this collision killed a 69-year-old woman who lived there.

However, at the time of the collision, it was reported that the Tesla car was not in autopilot mode. This means that he is driven directly by the driver.

An Odessa man, 43, who was a passenger in the car, later died of his injuries from the accident at a nearby hospital. The driver and two other passengers were seriously injured.

The Florida Highway Patrol did not release the names of those injured for its interpretation of the Marsy Law, an amendment to the state's Constitution.

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened 33 investigations into Tesla accidents involving 11 deaths since 2016. In these accidents, an advanced driver assistance system, or autopilot, was allegedly used.

Tesla has marketed its advanced driver assistant systems as "Full Self-Driving" capabilities, but says those features do not make vehicles autonomous and require active driver supervision. This is often a problem so that accidents often occur.