Authorities Say No Driver Behind The Wheel In Tesla Crash | NBC Nightly News

1. Love how everyone jumps on this story and then provides no follow up

2. Tesla Fire, Show-Off <OR> Theories: 1) Ego deprived driver (D) has need to prove himself to his skeptical friend (F).
   2) After setting Autopilot navigation & 5 mph cruise speed, then moving to the rear (per CR's "hack"), D tells passenger seated F to increase the cruising speed 
   3) When F only increases speed slightly, D demands more speed
   4) F either mistakenly, &/or caused by a road bump, increases cruise speed to high (50+) immediately throwing both back into their seats 
   5) The crash happens before Autopilot times out on driver presence alerts &/or D nor F can intervene

   <OR> F panicked & initiated the crash.

   <OR> Car crashed, doors jammed, & driver scrambled to back in failed attempt to escape. 

   So sad, however the proven outcome!

   Prevention measures:

   a) OTA update to immediately prompt for driver presence when the cruising speed is increased by >5 mph & safely pull to roadside, if not acknowledged
   b) Install sunglasses penetrating cameras to validate driver alertness (likely redundant, but may be needed to placate media generated FUD) 
   c) Ensure doors mechanically unlock upon abnormal loss of power

3. We should not depend on technology more than requirement.
   Things like self driving car is to make people lazy..and make public over dependent on technology.
   So that big tech companies can make profit out of it.

4. Public Transport is way more safe. We don't need Autopilot cars

5. We're having the same problem with the batteries that power electric cars in the UK. The Fire Service couldn't get the battery on one involved in an accident to stop reigniting, so followed the recovery truck back to their depot where the burnt out car was placed in a large skip full of water. I'm all for green energy, but it needs to be safe.

6. yeah NBC didnt do their job on this story at all. there was responses. typical tesla hate here.

7. In the picture it looks like the car is just driven up to the tree and then the battery is punctured or something and it is burned and blazed it doesn't look like I had any physical damage to cause this accident I suspect foul Play to twist and manipulate market prices

8. Do you know who passed away because in French

9. Sewed it but I know about

10. If Casper didn't do it then who did..i think they just let the car drive itself..

11. Humph humph humph.

12. A Tesla crash…ok…what about the dozens of other non -Tesla car crashes that claimed lives?

13. NBC – fake news story.

14. That Police CHIEF is so fat he could not fit in the front driver seat in the police car.

15. He may have had his head between his legs but it wasn't to sleep.

16. In my opinion you are a bunch of losers!
    Why behave sm a bunch of brainless people?
    There's a reason why normally intelligent people do not trust you.

17. I have warned people this could happen. This is a prime example of why self driving cars should be outlawed. In fact all cars should have a dead man switch where the moment a driver stops controlling their vehicle the motor shuts off and a message sent to the nearest 911 dispatcher.

18. This is why I dislike the self driving technology

19. Jesus loves and cares about you so much so repent so that we all make it to heaven

    Like so more people can see this.

20. NBC u guys are garbage. 30000 gallons of water? Where do you get this garbage?

    I really hope Tesla sue NBC for making click bait news. Holy cow. Go read what the fire chief released on what happened. 30000 gallons?

    Holy click bait garbage of a so called news reporting NBC has turned out to be.

    Wow, I'm never going to believe a word that comes out of this clown show.

21. Whats spooky is noone was driving the car. How did the car drive itself?? Very spooky 👻

22. Rumour said both victims are killed by DJT and made its look like a car accident.
    
    Another great conspiracy theory by DJT.

23. This car didn’t have FSD and auto pilot wasn’t even engaged. There’s more to this story.

24. People will definitely be kicking themselves in regret for missing the opportunity to buy and invest in cryptocurrency

25. If u to lazy to drive for yourself why get a car…idiots

26. WOW! The wealthy certainly are STUPID!

27. I wonder if it hit a pot hole and got 🤔 redirected?

28. The water didn't put out the fire, the battery simply stopped exploding on their own. You need special extinguishing agents for metal fires.

29. Sensationalist reporting with half truths. Shame on the producer of this story.

30. Tesla was probably on Ridiculous mode.

31. The next Tesla crash will be in the stock market, unless the company can explain how a car without a driver can move by itself.

32. These Morons are on the road with us. Watch out.

33. No driver in the Tesla. Isn't anyone thinking homicide???

34. #BULL. #TESLA WILL IMMEDIATELY COME TO A HALT AND PLACE ITSELF ON PARK IF THERE'S NO PRESSURE ON THE DRIVER SEAT AND ALSO YOU CANNOT ENGAGE ( #AUTOPILOT OUT #FULLSELFDRIVING )IF IT DOES NOT SEE ROAD MARKINGS THEREFORE THIS IS FALSE.

35. 🙏🙏🙏

36. One of few simple ways to solve the Tesla-S Empty Seat problem.

    Check if the vehecle has a standard twin airbag recognition sensors underneath both front seats, which activates when ignition is turned on & front passengers are settled into their seats. Example in a KIA if an accident occured & only a driver is present, only the driver side will deploy, not the passenger, unless the vehicle damage is much greater.

    Overall: Since nobody was found in the driver's seat the airbag did not deploy. If it did deploy most likely caused by the firing expansion of heat from the inferno.

37. I'm surprised the car couldn't tell there was no one in the drivers seat, you'd think there would be a sensor for that.

38. Seems fishy… do you think they were already dead? Like a set up?

39. People in comments are weird Karen's talking s*** ,people died.

40. Driverless vehicles is the future of more of these reports.

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