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On November 13, the incident of "a Tesla in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province was out of control resulting in two deaths and three injuries" was fermented online, and a number of accident videos were exposed one after another. As previously reported by Automotive Industry concern, the incident occurred at 06:42 on November 5, when a Model Y model ready to pull over suddenly swerved and accelerated slowly. At first, Model Y dodged pedestrians and vehicles on the road, but as the vehicle speed increased sharply, the driver lost control of Model Y and hit four people in succession, resulting in two deaths and three injuries, including a senior high school student.

In response to the accident, Tesla officially responded to the Hongxing News interview: background data show that: (1) the vehicle switch was pressed deeply for a long time, and at one point it was kept at 100%; (2) there was no braking action during the whole journey; (3) the driver briefly pressed the P-gear button four times during driving and quickly released it, while the brake lights were lit and extinguished quickly.

On the same day, the driver of the accident, Mr. Zhan, was interviewed by the media to reveal the details of the accident that day. According to its description, on that day, he drove to the store as usual, and when he got to the store, his foot released the throttle and put it on the brake pedal. Under normal circumstances, Tesla would stop by himself when he had kinetic energy recovery, but that day was different and would not stop. After stepping on the brake, he found that the brake pedal was hard, so he stepped on it twice, but it had no effect. At that time, the vehicle was still very slow, so he pressed the P gear, and at this time the vehicle began to accelerate. He rushed out at once and dodged the coming electric motorcycle out of instinct.

Later, the vehicle was out of control, so I wanted to find an obstacle to stop the vehicle. At this time, the speed had reached more than 100km. At that time, I had to concentrate on driving and avoid pedestrians and vehicles on the road. At that time, the steering wheel could still be used. Mr. Zhan said that at that time, he was still very awake and had no idea what would happen to him. He just wanted not to involve too many innocent people. Finally, he got to the roadside where the car crashed. After hitting a tricycle, he didn't know anything, and he was already in a coma. Mr. Zhan insisted that the car was out of control, did not drink on the day of the accident and the day before, and that his foot was on the brake board and did not step on the accelerator at the time of the accident.

According to the surveillance video on the scene, the front of the Model Y was so deformed that it could hardly be seen. The left and right side doors were opened, and the blue airbags in the cockpit could be seen. It is understood that two people were killed and three injured in the accident, including a senior high school student who rode a bicycle to go to school. The driver, Mr. Zhan, suffered two broken ribs and injured his leg. The driver who was seriously injured was the driver of a tricycle. He was injured in many places, such as his thigh and hand, and needed surgery.

At present, both sides of the accident have their own views on the accident, the owner of the accident firmly "brake failure" is the main cause of the tragedy, while Tesla said that the driver did not hit the brakes all the way.

In fact, there are only two reasons leading to the accident, either the product problem or the owner's misoperation. Of course, it is impossible to determine whether this is a vehicle failure or an operational error until more information or official data are reported, and it is clear that there will be no breakthrough in the accident any time soon. However, EDR data is an important breakthrough in investigating the cause of the accident. EDR can record the key data of vehicle operation in the three stages before, during and after the collision, such as vehicle speed, vehicle collision acceleration, driving assistance system, driver's reaction to the incident, etc., but in view of Tesla's mastery of the key data and a clear statement that "the driver did not step on the brakes all the way". It is also difficult for authorities to make an identification.

"Automotive Industry concern" believes that in order to better protect their own rights and interests, it is best to install driving recorders or black boxes on their cars, which can be used to review the situation in the event of a traffic accident. To determine who is responsible. Before the official results are released, we do not have to speculate and judge which is right or wrong. The truth will come out naturally. Of course, for Tesla, to publish the survey results as soon as possible is responsible for the brand and users. If the vehicle does have safety risks, it should be announced to the public and relevant measures should be taken to avoid the same tragedy.

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