fatal accident of a Tesla vehicle in Paris, human error is privileged

On Saturday December 11 in Paris, a Tesla brand vehicle driving at full speed caused the death of one person and injured nineteen others. The driver, unharmed, was indicted for manslaughter. But the accident raises questions. This father had not used drugs or alcohol. Without a criminal record, he has been driving taxis for 25 years. According to his lawyer, while he was at a red light, his vehicle would have accelerated brutally.

On the highway, the Tesla can change lanes without touching the steering wheel, simply by activating its turn signal. The Tesla has dozens of computers. It is by relying on these elements that the American group reacted. Because Tesla is in turmoil, and also at the heart of a controversy in the United States. More than a hundred customers report bugs: eleven suspicious accidents were identified.
According to an expert, every collision involves human error. “The 11 accidents involved not Tesla’s technology, but the use of it by drivers“, says Benjamin Cuq, automotive journalist. In France, the justice opened an investigation, but the expertises on the vehicle have not yet started.