NTSB launches probe into fatal Texas Tesla crash

美国国家运输安全委员会（NTSB）对德州特斯拉致命车祸展开调查

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation into a crash that happened over the weekend in Texas, in which a driver slammed into a home in Katy, Texas, killing a resident. 美国国家运输安全委员会（NTSB）已对上周末发生在德克萨斯州的一起车祸展开调查。事故中，一名司机驾车撞向了德州凯蒂市（Katy）的一处民宅，导致一名居民死亡。

The family of that victim, 76-year-old Martha Avila, has also filed a lawsuit against the driver, Michael Butler, and Tesla, alleging negligence. 受害者——76岁的玛莎·阿维拉（Martha Avila）的家人也已对司机迈克尔·巴特勒（Michael Butler）和特斯拉提起诉讼，指控其存在疏忽行为。

The NTSB joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in investigating the crash. NTSB 将与美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）共同调查这起事故。

While Butler allegedly told local authorities that he was using Tesla’s Autopilot feature before the crash, the company has since said it has data showing that Butler’s accelerator pedal was pressed to the floor. 尽管巴特勒声称在事故发生前他正在使用特斯拉的自动辅助驾驶（Autopilot）功能，但特斯拉公司随后表示，数据显示巴特勒当时将油门踏板踩到底。

This “overrode” what was more likely the Full Self-Driving software on his car, pushing his speed to 73 miles per hour before he hit the house, according to Tesla. 特斯拉称，这一操作“覆盖”了车辆当时更可能处于开启状态的“全自动驾驶”（Full Self-Driving）软件，导致车速在撞击房屋前达到了每小时 73 英里。

Tesla has not provided more proof beyond those statements, though. 不过，特斯拉除了上述声明外，尚未提供更多证据。

The NTSB and NHTSA investigations will likely require the company to turn over logs created by the car’s onboard computers that will ultimately reveal how exactly the crash happened. NTSB 和 NHTSA 的调查很可能要求特斯拉提交由车载电脑生成的日志，这些日志最终将揭示事故发生的具体经过。