- A 76-year-old woman, Martha Avila, was killed when a Tesla smashed into her Katy, Texas home while family members were inside; her daughter described her as a caring person with "her whole life ahead of her."
- The driver told police the car was on autopilot; surveillance shows the Tesla at high speed, and Tesla’s autopilot director said the driver had the accelerator floored to 100% and reached about 73 mph.
- An investigation is underway and no charges have been filed; Tesla notes its self-driving mode with human supervision has fewer collisions per mile than U.S. averages.
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