Tesla driver who blamed crash on autopilot pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB finds

Ars Technica
By Ashley BelangerJul 16, 2026, 10:48 am35 pts
On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released preliminary findings verifying Elon Musk’s and Tesla’s claims that a driver involved in a fatal Texas crash that killed a grandmother overrode Full Self Driving in the moments ahead of impact. Last month, 44-year-old Michael Butler told…

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