A Tesla Model 3 crashed into a home in Katy, Texas, killing a 76-year-old woman, with the incident now under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The victim’s family has sued Tesla and the driver. Tesla’s Head of AI, Ashok Elluswamy, confirmed that the vehicle logs show Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software was active, stating, “In this case, the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100% of the accel pedal in this residential area.” The vehicle reached a speed of 73 mph during the crash, and the data indicates the accelerator remained pressed even after impact. Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented, “FSD drives slowly through neighborhood streets and this was a high speed crash!” The article notes that FSD, not Autopilot, was the focus of the crash; Autopilot is being phased out and is now called Traffic-Aware Cruise Control. FSD mode allows the driver to use the accelerator, and pressing the accelerator does not disable FSD. The article describes the scenario as lining up with pedal misapplication, where a driver intends to brake but floors the accelerator instead.