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Tesla has had another accident! On the evening of July 8, an extremely serious traffic accident occurred near the Shilong Resort in Huangshui, an alpine summer resort in Shizhu County, Chongqing. A Tesla was out of control and knocked down a number of passers-by, resulting in many casualties.

According to video from the scene, the accident occurred on an open zigzag slope. A blue Model Y hit passers-by and plunged down the steep slope. At the scene, at least two passers-by lost consciousness and fell to the ground. At the top and bottom of the slope, people were injured and fell to the ground after being hit by runaway vehicles. Model Y, which rushed down the steep slope, was also parked on the small square of the slope. At the scene of the accident, a woman fell on the side of the road guardrail, and the left side of the guardrail was a downhill. There were many scattered dirt, weeds, and blood stains left by injured people on the slope.

According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred in the evening, where many people were gathered to dance in the square, and there were also some small business vendors setting up stalls. It is said that Model Y suddenly accelerated into the crowd at the scene while turning the corner, rushed down the top of the slope and the fence fell to the bottom of the slope, and then hit the pedestrians on the slope again. A local resident in Chongqing told reporters that Huangshui is a local holiday resort. Recently, many tourists have gone to spend the summer. "there are more people there now than in the urban area."

The Public Security Bureau of Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County issued a police notice this morning: at 19:19 on July 8, a traffic accident occurred in Shijia, Shizhu County. Huang (male, 56 years old) was driving a car on a road in Shilong Village. Due to improper operation, the vehicle lost control and collided with pedestrians on the side of the road, killing two people and injuring four others. After receiving the report, the Shek Chu police rushed to the scene to deal with it. At present, four of the injured are being treated in hospital, all of which are not life-threatening. Huang, the driver who caused the accident, has been controlled by the police and the accident is under further investigation and handling.

Tesla crashes have occurred in many cases, but at present there is no evidence to prove that Tesla has quality defects. Based on the police report, some netizens think that Tesla's frequent accidents are likely to be related to single-pedal driving, which is quite different from traditional fuel cars.

The so-called single pedal mode is through the acceleration pedal to achieve vehicle start, acceleration and deceleration and other operations, step down acceleration, release deceleration, as long as the driver is skilled, start, taxiing, braking and other operations can be accomplished by controlling the strength of the pedal. It is worth mentioning that the single pedal mode does not mean that Tesla has only one pedal, let alone the disappearance of braking function. Although under normal driving conditions, the single pedal mode is sufficient to complete most acceleration and deceleration operations, the driver still needs the brake pedal to complete in case of emergency.

Tesla's "single pedal" mode caused great controversy, mainly because many drivers who first came into contact with the single pedal mode could not adapt to this set of operating habits, and the vehicles had a strong sense of frustration and even suspected that single pedal driving would cause safety risks. and most drivers are already very familiar with the driving mode of traditional fuel cars, and their sudden contact with Tesla's single pedal mode is particularly unfamiliar. But also full of curiosity about Tesla's single pedal model. Tao Lin, vice president of foreign affairs of Tesla, once said publicly, "in the use of vehicles, we also need to strengthen consumer education, and we need to cooperate with driving schools and transportation departments to let everyone understand the use of the new car." avoid misoperation in the use process, or some other problems caused by lack of functional understanding. "

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