The Yahoo story below indicates that Tesla has stated Autopilot was not involved in the crash. According to their statement, the Autopilot system wasn't engaged any time during the trip.
On September 8, 2016 4:50:50 AM MDT, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > >http://phys.org/news/2016-09-driver-dies-tesla-slams-tree.html >Driver dies as Tesla slams into tree in central Dutch town >September 7, 2016 > >The 53-year-old driver of a Tesla Model S electric car died Wednesday >when >the vehicle smashed into a tree in the central Dutch town of Baarn and >burst >into flames, police and firefighters said. > >Police are investigating the cause of the early morning accident in the >town >40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Amsterdam and Tesla said in a >statement it is helping. > >"Technical personnel are on the scene, and we are working with the >authorities to establish the facts of the incident and offer our full >cooperation," said the automaker based in Palo Alto, California. "We >are >deeply saddened to hear that this accident involved a fatality. We will >share our findings as soon as possible following the investigation." > >Ronald Boer, a spokesman for emergency services, said in a telephone >interview that firefighters did not immediately recover the man's body >because of fears that emergency service workers could be electrocuted. > >"The car was so badly damaged that the firefighters could not operate >its >security systems," he said. > >Boer said it was not immediately clear if the driver was using the >car's >autopilot system. >Autopilot is a semi-autonomous driving system that uses cameras, radar >and >computers to spot objects in front of the car and stop it if there is a >danger of a collision. Tesla says it is a driver assist system and the >human >driver must be ready to take control at any time. >[© 2016 The Associated Press] > > > >http://finance.yahoo.com/news/driver-dies-tesla-slams-tree-144841248.html >Driver dies as Tesla slams into tree in central Dutch town >Tesla says Autopilot system not to blame for Dutch ... >September 7, 2016 Tesla Motors says the Model S sedan involved in a >fatal >crash in the ... The 53-year-old driver of the electric sedan died >Wednesday >when his ... The speed is consistent with the damage the car sustained >from >hitting the tree, the company said. ..... News of her death, announced >by a >hospital in Amiens, was ... >The 53-year-old driver of a Tesla Model S electric car died Wednesday >when >the vehicle smashed into a tree in the central Dutch town of Baarn ... >... >https://electrek.co/2016/09/07/tesla-driver-dies-burning-model-s-hitting-tree-tesla-investigation/ >Tesla driver dies in a Model S after hitting a tree, battery caught >fire, >Tesla launches an investigation >September 7, 2016 ... They are a bit harder to ignite, but when they >fail >and burn, they get VERY hot ... >... >http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/driver-dies-tesla-slams-tree-central-dutch-town-41921104 >Driver Dies as Tesla Slams Into Tree in Central Dutch Town >September 7, 2016 The 53-year-old driver of the electric sedan died >Wednesday when his car smashed into a tree in the central Dutch town of >Baarn and burst into ... >... >http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/07/tesla-driver-dies-after-slamming-into-tree-in-the-netherlands/ >Tesla driver dies after slamming into tree in the Netherlands >September 7, 2016 A closeup of Tesla's logo on a Model S in 2011. A >driver >in the Netherlands has died after crashing his Tesla into a tree >Wednesday, >Sept. >... >http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2016/sep/07/dutchman-dies-in-tesla-crash-firefighters-feared-electrocution/ >Dutchman dies in Tesla crash; firefighters feared electrocution >September 7, 2016 ... AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutchman died on >Wednesday >after his Tesla collided with a tree, ... the car was using >"autopilot", >Tesla's driving assistance technology, at the ... The Dutch vehicle >regulator RDW is the authority which issues road ... > > > > >For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: >http://evdl.org/evln/ > > >{brucedp.0catch.com} > >-- >View this message in context: >http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Tesla-driver-fatally-slams-into-tree-in-central-Dutch-town-Baarn-nl-no-auton-tp4683678.html >Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at >Nabble.com. >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ >Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA >(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
