"When the truck made a left turn onto NE 140th Court in front of the car, the car’s roof struck the underside of the trailer as it passed under the trailer. The car continued to travel east on U.S. 27A until it left the roadway on the south shoulder and struck a fence. The car smashed through two fences and struck a power pole. The car rotated counter-clockwise while sliding to its final resting place about 100 feet south of the highway. Brown died at the scene.”"
So the car kept on driving without the driver controlling it? Although the article does not state it, I'm assuming the driver was killed when the windshield hit the trailer.
Will the Tesla be known as a hit & run car?
“So the car kept on driving without the driver controlling it? Although the article does not state it, I’m assuming the driver was killed when the windshield hit the trailer.”
It is known as Newton’s First Law of Motion. Objects in motion tend to remain in motion.
If the car was going fast, it will take a while for it to come to rest.
As was pointed out, the data is there and we will know how fast shortly.
Yup, cars can do that if enough of them gets clearance. Even your non-fancy cars. Got cruise control? You know what would happen if you had that set then something took the top off the car but left the bottom able to function? You’d keep going. Cars don’t have dead man switches.