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NTSB investigation confirms Tesla driver manually overrode Full Self-Driving before fatal Texas crash

Incident Provisional 92% confidence first seen 16 July 2026, 11:41

The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a Tesla Model 3 driver in a fatal June crash in Texas manually pressed the accelerator to 100 percent, overriding the Full Self-Driving system moments before the vehicle struck a home at excessive speed and killed a 76-year-old resident. Electronic data confirmed the driver's action contradicted his initial claim that autopilot was responsible, establishing that driver behavior rather than autonomous system failure caused the collision.

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16 Jul, 11:41 Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash overrode FSD by pressing accelerator ‘100 percent,’ investigators confirm The Verge independent 16 Jul, 14:48 Tesla driver who blamed crash on autopilot pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB finds Ars Technica independent

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NTSB investigation confirms Tesla driver manually overrode Full Self-Driving before fatal Texas crash

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