Recent reports confirmed that an accident involving a Tesla car took place in Pasadena, California, on Tuesday, Jan. 10. According to Lisa Derderian, the city's spokesperson, a mother was driving a car when it went straight into the pool in the morning.
Another incident in the same state involves a video featuring a common case of "phantom braking."
Tesla Car Crashes into Someone's Pool
As The Star reports, a Tesla car crashed into a swimming pool of an unnamed person in the early morning of Tuesday.
Witnesses say that when they saw the vehicle submerged underwater, they quickly responded and rescued the three passengers. Aside from the mother, the two persons inside the Tesla car include a young boy aged four and his grandmother.
According to Derderian, the situation could have been worse if the bystanders did not save them quickly.
"A situation like that could have turned a lot worse real quick, so they are heroes in our eyes," Derderian said.
At the time, the paramedics confirmed that the car crash victims did not have any injuries.
Although the driver is seen to be not liable for what happened, the police are expected to push the investigation to see the reason behind the sudden car crash of a Tesla unit.
Who Owns the Swimming Pool?
In a separate report by Daily Mail, it was mentioned that the residential pool where the Tesla car crashed belongs to Shawna Swanson, a top Disney HR lawyer.
In an interview with the news outlet, the 54-year-old Pasadena resident confirmed that it was indeed her backyard pool where the car exactly went into.
Swanson refused to give additional information about the incident when she was asked about the incident.
Tesla Phantom Braking
Aside from the car crash, another incident involving a Tesla unit emerged on the internet. The so-called "phantom braking" case, which occurred in San Francisco, reappeared again in short footage.
According to a report by Electrek, the crash pile-up affected eight cars on the highway. The incident reportedly caused massive traffic, which lasted for almost two hours, according to the authorities.
I obtained surveillance footage of the self-driving Tesla that abruptly stopped on the Bay Bridge, resulting in an eight-vehicle crash that injured 9 people including a 2 yr old child just hours after Musk announced the self-driving feature.
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) January 10, 2023
Full story: https://t.co/LaEvX9TzxW pic.twitter.com/i75jSh2UpN
The most common notion about Tesla is its FSD feature. However, it only has a "Full Self-Driving package" instead of "self-driving mode."
Although autonomous driving can be done on the streets, there's still a need for the driver to be watchful on the track where his/her car is going.
The driver said at that time that his Tesla car was activated in Full self-driving mode. Based on the video, the vehicle suddenly halted for no reason. The issue is said to be normal among FSD Beta and Autopilot units.
