{"id":155506,"date":"2019-08-12T19:45:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T11:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1799591\/"},"modified":"2019-08-12T19:45:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T11:45:18","slug":"tesla-ev-catches-fire-after-colliding-with-tow-truck-in-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/12\/tesla-ev-catches-fire-after-colliding-with-tow-truck-in-moscow\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla EV Catches Fire After Colliding With Tow Truck in Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/model-3-1-650x366.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">Model 3 luxury sedan (via Tesla)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Tesla electric vehicle on Saturday caught fire after crashing into a tow truck on a Moscow motorway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0_izPjnfYV\"  rel=\"noopener\">video posted to Instagram by user gagorun<\/a>\u00a0(below), you can see two small explosions in quick succession, engulfing the car in flames and smoke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oddly, no one seems too bothered by the eruption: Neither the videographer nor their chauffeur makes a sound; other passersby continue down the road, as if nothing happened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State-run news agency RIA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2019\/08\/11\/tesla-electric-car-explodes-after-hitting-tow-truck-in-moscow-a66803\"  rel=\"noopener\">shared a clip<\/a> of the Tesla Model 3 traveling in the left lane of Moscow&#8217;s Ring Road (MKAD), before colliding with a tow truck parked by a safety fence around 9 p.m. Moscow time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driver Alexei Tretyakov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-tesla-russia-fire\/tesla-electric-car-catches-fire-after-hitting-tow-truck-in-moscow-idUSKCN1V10BB\"  rel=\"noopener\">told REN TV<\/a> that he was in Autopilot drive assistance mode, still holding the steering wheel, when his Tesla Model 3 collided with the truck.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0_izPjnfYV\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" > Gago<\/a> (@gagorun) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-08-10T18:14:35+00:00\">Aug 10, 2019 at 11:14am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reportedly cruising at the speed limit (62 mph), the 41-year-old financial market expert and his two children suffered minor injuries: he broke his leg, while the kids were bruised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All three escaped the vehicle before the blast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla has long stood by safety claims for its electric vehicles, repeatedly reminding owners that Autopilot is &#8220;intended for use with a fully attentive driver, who has their hands on the wheel and is prepared to take over at any time.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that hasn&#8217;t stopped people from dying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, Apple engineer Walter Huang died when his Autopilot-engaged Model X crashed into a traffic barrier in California. His family in May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/tesla-sued-over-fatal-crash-involving-model-x-with-autopilot-engaged-1785454\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">filed a wrongful death lawsuit<\/a> against Tesla, claiming the self-driving feature was &#8220;defective.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: Tesla Delivers 95,200 cars in Q2, Breaking Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/blueprint:MboWbY6Bl8\/embed\/?player=geek&amp;mute=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More on Geek.com:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/tesla-adds-netflix-youtube-streaming-to-in-car-content-1797820\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla Adds Netflix, YouTube Streaming to In-Car Content<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/watch-tesla-driver-appears-to-be-asleep-at-the-wheel-while-car-is-on-autopilot-on-la-freeway-1777279\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla Driver Appears Asleep While Car Runs Autopilot on LA Freeway<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/elon-musk-unveils-new-tesla-model-y-vehicle-coming-in-2020-1778627\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elon Musk Unveils New Tesla Model Y Vehicle Coming in 2020<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/model-3-1-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>Model 3 luxury sedan (via Tesla)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A Tesla electric vehicle on Saturday caught fire after crashing into a tow truck on a Moscow motorway. 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