| Agreed. > CHP said Tuesday that they have not determined what driving mode the Tesla was in, but it does not appear to be a contributing factor in the incident. If they had "black box" information indicating the driver steered the car over the cliff, they would also know what mode the car was in. If they did not have any indication of what happened, surely they would be investigating whether this was an Autopilot bug. Surely everytime there's a severe Tesla accident, this is the first thing on investigator's minds, as there have been several fatalities caused by Autopilot bugs, and it would be important to determine whether other vehicles were at risk. (ETA: Though I suppose CHP wouldn't be the ones investigating that, it'd be NHTSA, which weakens the argument I've made here.) If they had footage showing the car going over the cliff, it wouldn't be enough evidence to know one way or the other (at least not without extensive analysis taking much more time than had passed), unless the footage could see clearly through the windows (unlikely). Same goes for an eyewitness who was outside the car like another driver. That makes testimony and/or cell phone recordings from inside the car the most likely explanation. |