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19th April 2021
01:03pm BST

“There was no one in the driver’s seat," Sgt. Cinthya Umanzor of the Harris County Constable Precinct 4 said.
Local TV station KHOU-TV said the fire was extinguished and authorities located two occupants in the vehicle, one in the front passenger seat and the other in the back seat of the car.
Police confirmed one of those who died was born in 1962, while the other was born in 1951.
The incident comes as Tesla faces scrutiny for its semi-automated driving system following a number of recent accidents.
In March, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had opened 27 investigations into crashes of Tesla vehicles, with at least three of these crashes occurring recently.
Tesla's cars have a semi-automated driver assistance feature which is called Autopilot, but despite the name, Tesla says it is not a fully autonomous system and requires a person in the driver's seat to monitor for safety.
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