SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk denied the claim that the victims in a fatal car crash had been using Tesla’s autopilot feature.
No one was reportedly driving the car that crashed on Saturday night, resulting in the deaths of two Texas men age 59 and 69, according to Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman, though Musk has pushed back on the notion.
“Data logs recovered so far show Autopilot was not enabled & this car did not purchase FSD,” Musk tweeted on Monday evening. “Moreover, standard Autopilot would require lane lines to turn on, which this street did not have.”
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The owner of the vehicle, Dr. Will Varner, 59, was found in the back seat of the 2019 Tesla Model S, while the other man has yet to be identified, according to the Daily Mail.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash, according to CNBC.
Last month, the NHTSA confirmed they were investigating 23 crashes involving Teslas that may or may not have been using the autopilot feature.
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In the first quarter of 2021, Tesla registered one accident for every 4.19 million miles driven in which autopilot was engaged, compared to the NHTSA’S most recent data, which show that there’s an automobile accident for every 484,000 miles, according to the car company’s website.
Tesla and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s requests for comment.
