NTSB: Tesla Driver Floored Accelerator Before Crash Blamed on Autopilot

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The National Transportation Safety Board has found that a Tesla driver who attributed a crash to the vehicle's autopilot system had actually pressed the accelerator pedal to 100 percent. The investigation determined that the driver manually overrode the Full Self-Driving system prior to the incident. The findings align with claims previously made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who had asserted that the driver intervened manually. The case highlights ongoing scrutiny of how Tesla's advanced driver-assistance features are used and misrepresented in crash reports.

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