Tesla Model Y collides with two cars in Taizhou, kills two

A Tesla Model Y ran through a traffic light in Taizhou, China, before crashing into two other cars and resulting in the deaths of two people and injury to another.

Local CCTV footage showed an apparently out-of-control Tesla speeding through an intersection prior to the accident before smashing into two cars. 

Experts reckoned the cause of the accident mayhave been ‘malfunctioning brakes’ connected to Tesla’s single-pedal driving mode.

According to auto analyst Zhu Yulong, single-pedal mode hugely alters drivers’ muscle memory, leading drivers to press on the accelerator pedal for a long time, which can increase the risk of a malfunction.