According to electrek,A serious car accident involving a Tesla Model Y in Bergen, Norway, has recently made waves. The on-board network card responsible for storing and transmitting accident data to Tesla servers has mysteriously disappeared. The theft of this key evidence has cast doubt on the fairness of the investigation into the 2023 car accident..
Let us go back to the early morning of May 13, 2023, when a Tesla Model Y used as a taxi suddenly and violently collided in the bustling Togamenningen Square in Bergen.
According to the driving recorder footage first released by Motor.no,When the driver was reversing, the car suddenly lost control and rushed forward, crashing through the outdoor dining area of a bar. After a brief pause, it accelerated violently again, reaching a speed of 90 kilometers per hour. It almost hit two pedestrians along the way, and finally hit the base of a monument and a convenience store..
Fortunately, no one was killed in the accident. If the incident had been delayed a few hours, the square would have been crowded with people, and the consequences would have been disastrous.
The driver who caused the accident was a veteran taxi driver with 12 years of experience. He was not driving drunk at the time of the incident. He always insisted that the accident was caused by a malfunction of the vehicle itself.
The driver was initially charged with negligent driving and his driver's license was temporarily suspended. However, many doubts emerged during the investigation of the case:The Tesla Event Data Recorder (EDR) showed that the accelerator pedal was depressed throughout the two collisions, but Tesla claimed that the 6 seconds of data between the two collisions were missing because the vehicle stopped uploading data after the first collision..
More importantly, the driving recorder showed that the vehicle's brake lights were clearly on during both collisions. The Norwegian Road Administration explained that the automatic anti-collision braking system was activated but was covered by the acceleration signal, but independent experts did not agree with this statement.
Simon Hesser, a senior Norwegian automotive data analyst, and related researchers said that electronic failures, software errors, etc. may cause acceleration signals to appear in the data, and it does not necessarily mean that the driver stepped on the accelerator.
In December 2024, the Bergen police dropped the criminal case because they could not determine the cause of the accident, and the driver was found not guilty.
Recently, Motor.no’s latest investigation revealed more secrets:After the accident car was transferred to Simon Hesser's laboratory, the instrument panel was disassembled, the wiring was cut, and the core vehicle network card was missing - this is the key component to retain the 6 seconds of missing data..
At present, no one knows who took the network card and when. The defense lawyer called for a comprehensive independent investigation and a search of Tesla servers to retrieve data. The police have announced that they will re-examine the investigation process of this case.
