On the afternoon of September 14, CCTV's "Rule of Law Online" column revealed today that Tesla's first fatal accident occurred in China's autonomous driving. This is the first fatal accident disclosed after Tesla encountered its first autonomous driving accident in China.

According to CCTV reports, a 23-year-old Tesla owner from China was driving on the Handan section of Hebei Province on the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway. Because the car in front of him was avoiding obstacles, the man was unable to dodge and hit a road sweeper, causing a car accident.

According to CCTV reports, the 23-year-old car owner surnamed Gao works as a driver in the army and has a safe driving record of tens of thousands of kilometers. However, according to the video analysis of the trip recorder after the accident, the Tesla was in a "fixed speed" state at the time of the accident and failed to recognize the dodge and hit the car in front.

The on-site traffic police investigation revealed that before the collision, the Tesla involved in the accident did not perform any avoidance or deceleration, and maintained its speed and hit the rear of a road sweeper that was under construction ahead. The family of the deceased has sued Tesla for 10,000 yuan.

According to CCTV reports, the accident occurred in January this year and was not disclosed at the time. In other words, the accident that occurred in China preceded the fatal accident involving a Model S in Florida, USA, and was the world's first fatal accident involving Tesla's autonomous driving.

In August, a Tesla owner in China was involved in a car accident due to a recognition problem while using the autopilot system on the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing. Fortunately, the car was only scratched.

On May 7 this year, a Model S owner in Florida, USA, died in an accident while using autonomous driving mode. The statement given by Tesla is: "The taller truck body, special road location, and rare circumstances caused the Model S to crash into the truck, and the bottom of the truck hit the front windshield of the Model S." ”

Tesla said that the Autopilot function is similar to the automatic cruise function of an airplane and can be used under suitable conditions. But "the driver still needs to be responsible for the car and is the ultimate controller of the car." It should be noted that the "autonomous driving" system has always been one of the key points in Tesla's external sales promotion, but with the frequent occurrence of accidents, it has now begun to be weakened and renamed "Autopilot automatic assisted driving".

Previously, after Tesla encountered its first accident in China, Tesla China officials explained to Sina Technology: Explanation: The original design of Tesla Autopilot is to give drivers greater confidence, improve driving safety, and increase driving pleasure on highways. Tesla Autopilot represents the most advanced Autopilot technology currently, but it does not mean that it has achieved fully autonomous driving, or that it can fully replace and assume the role and responsibilities of the driver. Since the release of the over-the-air upgrade of Autopilot, while introducing the function to customers, we have also constantly reminded drivers to stay alert when enabling the autonomous driving function and to take over the vehicle at any time when necessary.

Regarding the Tesla autopilot fatal accident exposed by CCTV, Sina Technology immediately asked Tesla, but the other party has not yet responded.

Currently, two fatal accidents involving Tesla’s autopilot function have been exposed.