A Tesla Model 3 electric car caught fire in Moscow after crashing into a parked tow truck on a Moscow motorway last 10 aUGUST, with the Tesla driver saying he had failed to see the vehicle with which he collided.
Asked in a video published on REN TV website if he was using an Autopilot self-driving system, driver Alexei Tretyakov said he was in a drive assistance mode in which he was still holding the steering wheel.
Tesla has stood by safety claims for its Model 3 in the face of regulatory scrutiny, while documents showed the top U.S. automotive safety watchdog issued at least five subpoenas since last year seeking information about crashes involving the company's vehicles.
Tretyakov said was driving at around 100 km (62 miles) per hour - the speed limit - when the car crashed on its left side into the stationary tow truck that he had not noticed.
Asked in a video published on REN TV website if he was using an Autopilot self-driving system, driver Alexei Tretyakov said he was in a drive assistance mode in which he was still holding the steering wheel.
Tesla has stood by safety claims for its Model 3 in the face of regulatory scrutiny, while documents showed the top U.S. automotive safety watchdog issued at least five subpoenas since last year seeking information about crashes involving the company's vehicles.
Tretyakov said was driving at around 100 km (62 miles) per hour - the speed limit - when the car crashed on its left side into the stationary tow truck that he had not noticed.
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