One Road Fork In Yosemite Seems To Have Caused Multiple Tesla Autopilot Wrecks
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- Aug 09, 2021
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August 9, 2021 1:13 pm EST
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A Reddit user posted about a wreck in their 2020 Tesla Model X, a wreck that occurred while the car was in Autopilot. What's interesting about this wreck is that it happened at a location where, allegedly, five other Teslas in Autopilot have also wrecked, in very similar ways. What's going on with this innocuous-looking split section of road?
Now, full disclosure, I have so far only been able to confirm via an outside source two other wrecks of Teslas at this location, based on a call to the garage services/towing company listed for Yosemite, but the Model X poster, who goes by BBFLG on Reddit, was told of a total of five by a combination of locals and Rangers:
Rangers told me 3 Tesla accidents in the past here, then my accident... a local stopped to tell me their Tesla always has issues here and also say there've been multiple accidents here... then just today my tow truck driver sent me pictures of another accident with a Model S last Friday – that's 5 that I know of.
Whether it's three (the Reddit poster's wreck plus the two others confirmed by the towing company) or the whole five mentioned in the post, that's still a surprising amount to happen at one very specific point. The garage believed these were Autopilot-related but didn't have hard confirmation, though it would make sense as that would be a common element — the same driver-assistance — for all of these incidents.
Here's how the Model X driver describes what happened:
Just sharing my story of my 2020 Model X LR+ accident on July 25th. 25mph speed zone, two lanes, lane one curves left, lane two goes straight. Hands on wheel, eyes on road, vehicle just wanted to keep going straight, I took control, entered gravel and smashed into a boulder. No airbag deployment, but couldn't drive. Towed out to entrance of park (2 hours, almost $400), then towed from there to Fresno (2.5 hours, $500), then took a 3 hour Uber to San Luis Obispo where I caught a ride from a friend (3 hours, almost $300)... then flew home from San Luis Obispo to Flagstaff, AZ ($613)... now having transported to Tesla Body Center in Tempe, AZ (over $900).
Just really, really want to figure out how to get this message to Tesla and have them do something and look at their maps... 5 accidents is definitely an issue that needs to be looked into. Thankfully a low speed 25mph zone... but it wanted to go straight or so it seems, then it barely followed the curve at the last minute and even with hands on the wheel there was no way I could stop or turn as it entered a gravel-covered area. Just got new CrossClimate SUV tires 3 days earlier... argh.
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