Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB confirms
Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB confirms
美国国家运输安全委员会确认：得州致命车祸中特斯拉驾驶员曾将油门踩到底
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday that the driver of a Tesla who crashed into a house in June had pressed the accelerator pedal to 100%, overriding the company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software. 美国国家运输安全委员会（NTSB）周三表示，6月份驾驶特斯拉撞入民宅的驾驶员曾将加速踏板踩到底（100%），从而覆盖了该公司的“全自动驾驶（监督版）”（Full Self-Driving (Supervised)）软件的控制。
Data recovered from the Tesla showed that the vehicle was traveling more than 70 miles per hour when it struck a house in Katy, Texas, killing 76-year-old resident Martha Avila, according to the NTSB. The family of the victim has since sued the alleged driver, 44-year-old Michael Butler, and Tesla, claiming negligence. Butler has also been charged with manslaughter. 据NTSB称，从该特斯拉车辆中恢复的数据显示，车辆在撞向得克萨斯州凯蒂市（Katy）的一处民宅时，时速超过70英里，导致76岁的居民玛莎·阿维拉（Martha Avila）死亡。受害者家属随后起诉了涉事驾驶员——44岁的迈克尔·巴特勒（Michael Butler）以及特斯拉公司，指控其存在疏忽行为。巴特勒目前也已被控过失杀人罪。
The safety board shared the information as part of a preliminary report on the progress of its investigation into the crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is also probing the incident. 安全委员会分享了这些信息，作为其对该事故调查进展初步报告的一部分。美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）也正在对该事件进行调查。
The data confirms Tesla’s account of the crash, which the company shared in the days after it happened in order to show that its advanced driver assistance system wasn’t to blame. “[T]his [allegation] makes no sense. FSD drives slowly through neighborhood streets and this was a high speed crash!” Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on X shortly after the crash. 这些数据证实了特斯拉对事故的描述。事故发生后几天，特斯拉曾分享相关信息，旨在证明其高级驾驶辅助系统并非事故原因。特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克在事故发生后不久在X（原推特）上写道：“这种（指控）毫无道理。FSD在社区街道行驶时速度很慢，而这是一起高速碰撞事故！”
The NTSB said Wednesday that the 44-year-old driver was using Full Self-Driving (Supervised) on Rose Hollow Lane, a residential two-lane road with a speed limit of 30 miles per hour, prior to the crash. Security camera footage obtained by the safety board showed the car accelerating through an intersection, leaving the road, and hitting the house. The “weather was clear, the roadway was dry, and daylight conditions were present,” according to the NTSB. NTSB周三表示，在事故发生前，这名44岁的驾驶员正在Rose Hollow Lane使用“全自动驾驶（监督版）”功能，这是一条限速为每小时30英里的双车道住宅道路。安全委员会获取的监控录像显示，车辆加速穿过十字路口，冲出道路并撞上了房屋。据NTSB称，当时“天气晴朗，路面干燥，且处于日间照明条件下”。
Tesla requires that drivers using Full Self-Driving (Supervised) pay attention to the road and be ready to take control at any moment. Butler allegedly told authorities that he had “passed out” and that he was using Tesla’s driver assistance system. Police reportedly discovered that his Google searches included the terms “Tesla FSD not aggressive enough 2026,” “Tesla not aggressive enough,” and “Tesla FSD too timid,” according to local ABC news affiliate station KTRK TV. 特斯拉要求使用“全自动驾驶（监督版）”的驾驶员必须关注路况，并随时准备接管车辆。据称，巴特勒告诉当局他当时“昏厥了”，并且正在使用特斯拉的驾驶辅助系统。据当地ABC新闻附属电视台KTRK TV报道，警方发现他的谷歌搜索记录中包括“特斯拉FSD 2026年不够激进”、“特斯拉不够激进”以及“特斯拉FSD太胆小”等词条。