THE ETHICS OF THE TESLA / KATY ACCIDENT.
GROK: No, Tesla's current FSD (Supervised) does not override or ignore a driver who suddenly floors the accelerator , even in a built-up residential suburb. This is by design. What happened in the Katy, Texas crash (June 19, 2026) A Tesla Model 3 left the road at high speed (~73 mph), went airborne over a curb, and crashed through the front of a house in a Katy neighborhood, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila inside. The driver (Michael Butler, 44) told investigators that an automated driving assistance system (Autopilot/FSD) was engaged. Tesla's vehicle data logs confirm FSD was active but state that the driver manually overrode it by pressing the accelerator pedal to ~100% (full throttle) in the residential area. The accelerator input remained high even after impact. Tesla (including AI head Ashok Elluswamy) and Elon Musk emphasized that FSD normally drives slowly and conservatively through neighborhoods, and this high-speed crash resulted from the driver’s override. NHTSA ha...