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I haven't read that (paywalled) article, but I will note that she died on Feb 11th, while a Tesla recall was issued on Jan 26th for a software glitch that can prevent rearview cameras from displaying properly. It appears her death is under criminal investigation, so I presume they're investigating the possibility that the rearview camera glitch was intentionally exploited.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/tesla-recalls-200000-...

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> It appears her death is under criminal investigation, so I presume they’re investigating the possibility that the rearview camera glitch was intentionally exploited.

Unless it was the neighbor who detailed her call at the time who exploited it and then invented the narrative of the call to cover it up, that particular exploit being responsible for the incident seems unlikely, since it is inconsistent with the description of the incident that the neighbor detailed her recounting (that she made a mistake she had made before with the gearshift and put the car in reverse instead of drive while making a three-point turn, and then the car zipped backward over the embankment and into the pond.)

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