A Tesla Cybertruck veered off a Texas highway and crashed right into a culvert, bursting into flames and killing the driving force, KHOU 11 Houston reported. It seems to be the primary fatality involving Tesla’s new electrical pickup and has triggered a probe by the NHTSA (Nationwide Freeway Transportation Security Administration), in accordance with Reuters. The motive force has not but been recognized.
It isn’t clear what induced the accident, but it surely wasn’t associated to Tesla’s Autopilot because the Cybertruck has but to realize that function. Video from the scene reveals that the automobile was almost utterly consumed by the hearth, which thwarted identification of the automobile and driver, Texas state troopers stated.
The primary reported Cybertruck accident occurred late final 12 months close to Palo Alto, with no accidents and little injury reported. Round 15,000 autos have now been bought, so the variety of accident studies has ramped up of late. Tesla has issued 4 remembers for the automobile, together with one that would lead to a caught accelerator pedal.
Since its launch in November 2023, the Cybertruck has been criticized for poor construct high quality, malfunctions, and bizarre design choices like “guillotine” physique panels deemed unsafe for youngsters and others. It is also come below fireplace for getting caught simply and never performing effectively off highway, in a single case being outclassed by an historical French Citroën C15.
