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2021 TESLA MODEL S — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 2247386 · 2026-09-16

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
80 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I was driving to work this morning and engaged FSD mode in standard when suddenly the vehicle began to speed towards traffic and did not slow down while approaching a stopped semi truck. When I tried to brake, the FSD mode did not disengage and the car skidded a bit before I swerved out of the way to avoid the truck. FSD was still engaged for another minute or two before I was finally able to get it to turn disengage. The vehicle was stuck in FSD mode and speeding for about 3 minutes before I was able to gain control back.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11764838
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown