According to foreign media reports, on December 11, after a fatal accident involving a Tesla Model 3 occurred in Paris’s leading taxi company G7, the use of Tesla Model 3 in the company’s fleet was suspended.
According to French media reports, the accident happened on Saturday night. At that time, an off-duty taxi driver was taking his family to a restaurant. When the accident happened, the Model 3 driven by the driver first hit a bicyclist and three pedestrians, and then hit a truck. The accident resulted in 1 death and 20 injuries, including 3 serious injuries.
G7 stated that they will suspend the use of all 37 Tesla Model 3 vehicles until the police have completed their investigation.
On December 13, Tesla stated that the preliminary investigation had ruled out any technical failures of the vehicle. However, Yann Ricordel said that the driver had attempted to brake but the car accelerated. It is still unclear whether the vehicle was in autonomous driving mode at the time of the accident.
Jerome Coumet, mayor of the 13th district of Paris, tweeted that “the initial results of the investigation indicate that the cause of the accident may have been the vehicle’s accelerator pedal getting stuck.”
It is still unclear what caused the accident of the Tesla Model 3.
Yann Ricordel, Vice President of G7, stated that the owners of Tesla Model 3 will receive full compensation for their loss of income during the suspension period. The company is looking for alternative solutions to help these drivers resume driving for G7 as soon as possible. In addition, G7 is in contact with the government, waiting for the results of the police investigation.
G7 is one of the largest taxi companies in Paris, with 9,000 independent drivers who own their own vehicles. Half of G7’s fleet is made up of electric or hybrid cars, and the company’s goal is to have a 100% green fleet by 2027.
🔗 Source: Reuters
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