April 19, 2021

Two men have been killed after a TESLA vehicle believed to be driving without a driver crashed into a tree north of Houston on Saturday night.

The 2019 Tesla Model S was travelling at high speed when it veered off the road, crashed into a tree and burst into flames after a driver error. After putting out the fire, authorities found two occupants in the car – one in the passenger seat and the other in the back seat.

The tragedy comes amid increasing testing of Tesla’s semi-automated driving system following recent accidents and as it prepares to make its software for ‘full self-driving’ more accessible to more customers.

So far, 27 investigations have been launched into accidents involving Tesla vehicles, three of which have occurred recently.

For more information, you may view the original story from Reuters.