Something wrong in Tesla-Kingdom — the company’s shares fell sharply after a complaint by one of the owners of the car. Dave Clark from Minnesota told police that after activating the assistance functions the driver his car 2016 release hard, went off the roadway and landed in a swamp. The driver “thank autopilot for the fact that nobody was seriously hurt.”
In the accident the car turned over, and Clark and four passengers of adult age, received minor injuries. At the moment, Tesla establishes all details of an event and is actively working with local authorities. Now the company is trying to determine whether worked the autopilot in his innocence until she has no doubts. According to research by the National traffic safety administration, the autopilot, the company reduces accidents by 40%.
The company’s shares after it became known about the incident, fell 4.4%. In new York they traded at a price 319,02 per share. In June, the value of Tesla stock rose to $ 357. It was connected with the launch of the production Model 3, also equipped with autopilot.
As it turned out, the state police received a letter from the driver of the car in which he said that he is aware of its responsibility for control when the autopilot — Tesla diligently trying not to “raise expectations” of drivers who trust her. The driver was excited after the accident, but was not going to blame the autopilot feature in the incident.
“As far as I can remember, I have activated the autopilot, but then turned it off by pressing on the gas pedal. I remember that then I saw a sharp turn to the left, which I raced. I’m sure we started to enter a turn, but then I felt the car went off the road, and if we started going by loose gravel, — said Clark. The next thing I remember tall grass hit the windshield, and we’re going at a strange angle in the ditch. After that the car fell on its right side and then rolled over upside down.”
Clark stressed that “really grateful to Tesla for providing security.” According to him, thanks to them he and his passengers received serious injuries.
Crash with autopilot Tesla led to the fall of the company’s shares
Ilya Hel