The biggest taxi firm in Paris has said it is suspending the use of Model 3 Teslas in its fleet after a fatal crash in the French capital at the weekend, AzVision.az reports citing the Guardian.
A driver lost control of his Tesla on Saturday night in the south-eastern 13th district of Paris, killing one person and injuring 20, with three people in intensive care.
Paris prosecutors on Saturday opened an investigation into the incident.
Given the speed and the trajectory of the vehicle, which struck multiple objects as it careened down the street, there were initially suspicions of a malfunction such as a stuck accelerator.
The G7 taxi company, which claims to be the biggest firm in Europe on its website, said 37 of its drivers used the Tesla Model 3, and other Tesla models would remain in service.
After checking the crashed vehicle’s data remotely, Tesla denied any technical problem with the car. The US group said it would share all details with French authorities if requested.
Tesla’s safety record has been questioned in the past over a series of fatal crashes linked to its cars’ Autopilot driver assistance programme, which can steer, brake and accelerate a vehicle on its own.
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