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The husband and wife drove a Tesla down the mountain road and unfortunately died
The family questioned
A top speed of 120 km/h?
Dash cam data disappears magically?
There are no brake marks on site?
This matter has aroused social concern
Related news appeared on the Internet hot search
According to the Zhejiang media "Metropolis Express", three days before the "May Day" holiday, a couple in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province drove a Tesla Model Y on the way home in an accident, the vehicle rushed down from the winding mountain road, and the two died after rescue, leaving two young children.
The owner of the wrecked car is surnamed Tao, 41 years old this year, from Meijiang Town, Lanxi, Jinhua City. The vehicle involved was purchased at the end of last year for more than 300,000 yuan and only drove for about six months.
Mr. Tao's eldest son made it clear when he made a record in the traffic police force that there had been several failures in the accident vehicle: first, the car summoning function could not be used, and the tires would swing irregularly, second, the AP assisted driving car would automatically accelerate, and the car would shake when parking, and the amplitude was very large.
Mr. Tao's cousin, Mr. Tang, said that the family did not know much about the details of the accident, and the biggest doubt was that the dash cam did not have any data during the whole incident. "The dash cam data before the accident is complete, but the data is no longer available during the accident, and the specific reason is not clear. ”
To the family's surprise, they had just said in the traffic police during the day that they would test the quality of the vehicle, and that night Mr. Tao's sister received a phone call, claiming to be the person who handled Tesla's scrapped vehicles, and asked if the car should be sold.
According to the family's understanding, before the accident, the speed of the vehicle once reached 120 kilometers per hour, and there were no brake marks at the scene, but there were obvious scratch marks on the side of the road near the mountain.
Mr. Tang said: "There are obvious scratch marks on the side near the mountain, which lasted for about thirty or forty meters, until a right turn corner mark disappeared, and the car also rushed down from here, and the whole process did not have any traces of braking, which is a bit incredible for my cousin, who has 20 years of driving experience." ”
Family members speculate that Mr. Tao may have tried to stop the vehicle by scraping the hill at the time of the incident, but was unable to prevent the vehicle from rushing off the cliff.
The reporter contacted the police who handled the accident, and the other party said that they were still investigating the specific situation, and they would inform the family in time after figuring it out.
The relevant person in charge of Tesla told reporters that they have paid attention to this accident, and at present, it is still subject to the information of the police, and they will provide the necessary support to the police, but the main thing is that the police are dealing with it, and it is inconvenient for them to interfere too much.
Shanghai News Broadcasting Comprehensive Self-view News, City Express
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