Tesla driver manually overrode FSD at full throttle before fatal Texas crash, NTSB finds

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The NTSB released a preliminary report confirming that a Tesla driver manually overrode the vehicle's Full Self-Driving system by pressing the accelerator to 100 percent before a fatal crash in Katy, Texas. Driver Michael Butler, 44, lost control of his Model 3, which exceeded 70mph on a road with a 30mph speed limit. The car crashed into a residential home in June, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila. Investigators reached their conclusions after analyzing electronic data retrieved from the vehicle.

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