In France four people were involved in an accident with one of the company’s electric cars Tesla died. The public prosecutor’s office said on Sunday that the car caught fire for reasons that are still unclear. The four occupants were already dead when rescue workers arrived at the scene of the accident.
According to police sources, the accident occurred on Saturday evening outside the western French town of Niort. According to initial findings, the car apparently crashed into several traffic signs at high speed. As part of the investigation, an expert report on the vehicle will also be requested, the responsible judge told the AFP news agency.
Safety problems at Tesla
Tesla has often been criticized for safety problems. In April, the tech billionaire’s company reached an agreement Elon Musk (53) settled out of court with the family of an engineer who died in an accident with a Tesla Model X in 2018 Silicon Valley had died.
Walter Huang, a former engineer at the technology company Apple, was driving his Tesla X with the autopilot function on a highway near Mountain View, California, in March 2018 when his car crashed into a concrete barrier. He later died from his injuries.
In December, Tesla recalled two million cars because of possible risks associated with the autopilot function USA back to reinstall the corresponding software.