TSLA - Tesla Full-Self Driving Fatal Crash In Spotlight: Musk 'Sold False Sense Of Security' | Benzinga
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) recruiter Hans von Ohain died in a fatal automotive accident in 2022. New footage and evidence from The Washington Post points to the accident being the potential first full self-driving fatality from the electric vehicle (EV) company.
What Happened: Von Ohain and passenger Erik Rossiter were involved in the accident that saw the Tesla Model 3 hit a tree and burst into flames. Rossiter survived the crash and later told emergency responders that the driver had used an "auto-drive feature on the Tesla."
Rossiter's testimony and evidence suggest that Autopilot wasn’t being used. Instead, von Ohain and Rossiter used the full self-driving, function.
Both the driver and passenger in this particular accident had been drinking before leaving a golf course. An autopsy of von Ohain showed a blood alcohol level of 0.26 — significantly higher than the legal limit.
Nora Bass, the widow of von Ohain, shifted blame to Tesla CEO Elon Musk and expressed frustration over not being able to find a lawyer ...