US automaker Tesla said on Sunday it would help Chinese police investigate an accident involving one of its Model Y cars after, according to local media, two people died and three were injured when a driver lost control of the vehicle.
The November 5 accident in southern China’s Guangdong province killed a motorcyclist and a female university student, Jimu News reported, posting a video – now viral on social media – of a speeding car colliding with others. vehicles and a cyclist.
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“Police are currently looking for a third party agency to investigate the truth behind this accident and we will actively provide any assistance needed,” billionaire electric vehicle maker Elon Musk told Reuters in a message on Sunday, warning against believing “rumors”. .
China is Tesla’s second-biggest market, and the crash was among the top topics on social media platform Weibo — a Chinese app similar to Twitter — on Sunday.
Jimu News quoted traffic police as saying the cause of the incident in Chaozhou City had not been identified and an unidentified member of the driver’s family, who said the 55-year-old driver had problems with his brake pedal as he was about to to pull over in front of your family store.
Tesla said the videos showed that the car’s brake lights were not on when the car was speeding, and that its data showed problems such as no action being taken to apply the brakes during the vehicle’s journey.
Calls to police in Raoping, the county where the accident took place, went unanswered on Sunday.
Tesla has faced complaints of brake failure in China before.
In its statement to Reuters, the company said a Chinese car owner was ordered by a court to publicly apologize and compensate the company after it ruled that comments he made to the media about problems with his brakes were inconsistent with the facts. and damaged Tesla’s reputation.
Reuters could not immediately verify Tesla’s claim.
Last year, a disgruntled customer caused a stir on social media when he climbed into a Tesla at the Shanghai auto show to protest the company’s handling of his complaints about faulty brakes involved in a car accident.
In that case, Tesla said speed violations were behind the crash, but promised to improve the way it handled customer complaints.
Source: CNN Brasil
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