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According to netizens, a white Tesla Model S crashed into a building in a community near the West third Ring Road Space Bridge in Beijing's Haidian District on the evening of December 12. The owner said that when the accident happened, the vehicle suddenly lost control and crashed into the residential building at the speed of 80km/h. Judging from the photos at the scene, the front of the Tesla Model S has drilled into the bottom of the balcony on the first floor, and the balcony steel has been exposed by a huge impact. At present, there are no reports of casualties in the incident, and Tesla has not responded for the time being.

This year, the "out of control" incident of Tesla has become more and more serious. Just a few days ago, a Tesla Model X lost control in Seoul, South Korea. According to relevant media reports, a white Model X suddenly crashed into the wall of the parking lot and caught fire, killing one person and injuring two others.

The deceased was the owner of Tesla Model X, which was driven by a driver who was taken to hospital after being injured. The other was a staff member of the apartment who choked on smoke during the fire fighting and was also taken to hospital. According to the driver, the car lost control before it hit the wall. Police said further investigation was needed to determine the real cause of the accident.

In fact, as early as January this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a petition citing media reports that Tesla's accidental acceleration caused a crash involving the Model X, Model S and Model 3 models produced between 2013 and 2019 that suddenly accelerated when the owner tried to park Tesla in the garage or by the side of the road.

In response to the report, Tesla issued a statement saying that "the petition is completely false and is a smear to Tesla by short sellers." In addition, Tesla also said that in the process of driving, the driver inadvertently presses the brake pedal and the acceleration pedal at the same time, the priority of the brake pedal is higher, the instruction of the acceleration pedal will not work, and the motor torque will be cut off. keep pressing on the brake vehicle will be stopped.

Looking back to China, there have been a lot of suspected out-of-control incidents involving Tesla in China this year. Tesla Model 3 crashed and caught fire in Nanchang, Jiangxi province on June 16. The owner, Mr. Chen, said that before the accident, the car suddenly increased its speed to 127km/h while driving. He hit the brakes without any reaction. He dodged 40 or 50 cars all the way. After driving for about 8 kilometers, he finally hit a mound at the end of the road and caught fire. In response to the incident, Tesla provided an investigation conclusion: from before the accident to the accident, there was only a signal that the acceleration pedal was pressed, there was no signal that the brake pedal was pressed, and no brake marks were found at the scene.

On 9 August, a Tesla Model 3 suddenly crashed into a gas station on Yang's train of thought in Shanghai, and the crash bars, posts and other facilities in the gas station were directly damaged, as were the three fuel trucks parked in the gas station. The impact directly caused serious damage to the front of Tesla Model 3, and the airbag in the car ejected directly. The owner said that he did not know how the accident happened. at that time, he was driving from west to east along Yang's train of thought. In order to avoid hitting the earthmoving car in front of him, he tried to hit the greening to bring a forced deceleration, but the vehicle seemed to be out of control and went straight into the gas station.

What is even more tragic is the accident on August 12, when a Tesla Model 3 crashed into the interceptor bar of the parking lot at extremely high speed, then slammed into the vehicle in the parking lot, and Tesla flipped directly after the crash. In this accident, the front of the Model 3 was seriously damaged and the owner was finally out of danger after seven hours of rescue. Mr. Chen also said that the Tesla did not turn on the auxiliary driving function at the time of the incident, so he was completely controlling the driver. when the vehicle suddenly accelerated, he tried to take emergency braking measures to intervene, but to no avail.

Taken together, in a number of accidents, the driver made it clear that he stepped on the brakes rather than the acceleration pedal and accelerated at a speed that was out of control or unable to intervene. In a number of accidents, Tesla's response was basically "the vehicle is fine", and Tesla did not make any further investigation, follow-up and conclusion after responding. So whether it is the owner's operation error or Tesla's intention to throw off the pot, some people in the industry have called on the relevant regulatory results to be involved in investigating the real cause of the accident.

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