On the last day of 2020, a Tesla Model X was involved in a multi-vehicle accident near Chengdu Lushan International. The crashed vehicles included a Porsche and a NIO. According to the owner, the accident was caused by a sudden loss of control of the Model X. As of press time, Tesla has not yet responded.
In addition to the “building crash” accident in early December, a number of “out of control door” accidents occurred in January, June, and August last year.
In the last month, Tesla also responded to two accidents.
In December 2020, a Tesla crash occurred in Shenzhen. It can be seen from the video of the driving recorder that appeared on the Internet that the blue Tesla suddenly accelerated and knocked the taxi in front to one side while following the car. After the collision, the car continued to accelerate and hit the truck. The driver stops and gets off the car.
Tesla’s official WeChat account said in response: “Regarding the Shenzhen accident that everyone is paying attention to recently, we contacted the owner of the car as soon as possible. After confirming the owner’s safety, we quickly investigated the state of the vehicle at the time of the accident. Data reading and analysis, during the acceleration of the vehicle and the subsequent secondary collisions, the driver continued to step on the accelerator pedal deeply, but did not step on the brake pedal during the period. We are currently assisting the owner with insurance claims and vehicle maintenance Matters. Thank you for your attention, and once again remind riders to pay attention to travel safety.”
On the second day of the New Year’s Day holiday, Tesla’s official Weibo after-sales service “Tesla Customer Support” responded to a video circulated on the Internet that “Tesla vehicles accelerate even when the driver does not step on the accelerator pedal”. According to the official, after analyzing the background data and surveying the section, it was confirmed that the section where the video was taken was downhill, and the vehicle accelerated due to the potential energy of gravity.