Tesla driver charged with manslaughter for Texas crash that killed a woman in her home
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The incident is also being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Key facts
- A few days after the incident, Ashok Elluswamy, vice president of AI at Tesla, posted on X that "the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100 percent
- According to court records, Butler is being held in the Harris County jail with a $150,000 bond
- The incident happened last month when Michael Butler, who was driving a Tesla Model 3 using its Full Self-Driving mode, was involved in a high-speed collision in Katy, Texas that ended with the death
- The driver of a Tesla Model 3 that crashed into a Texas home and killed an elderly woman has been charged with manslaughter, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Harris County Sheriff's
Summary
The driver of a Tesla Model 3 that crashed into a Texas home and killed an elderly woman has been charged with manslaughter, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The incident happened last month when Michael Butler, who was driving a Tesla Model 3 using its Full Self-Driving mode, was involved in a high-speed collision in Katy, Texas that ended with the death of Martha Avila, according to the complaint. According to the sheriff's office, officials on the case got written consent from the the driver to search and seize the involved Tesla and his cellphone. According to court records, Butler is being held in the Harris County jail with a $150,000 bond.