After a serious accident in the capital on Saturday, the Parisian taxi company G7 suspended the use of its Tesla-brand Model 3 electric sedans until the investigation is concluded, the company said on Tuesday (14th). December.
Saturday evening, a Tesla taxi lost control of its vehicle in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, causing ten injuries, including seven serious, according to a police source on Saturday evening. We did not know, Tuesday, if this assessment had changed.
The taxi struck two pedestrians, then a glass container which, in shock from the speed, was thrown into the air and exploded on the ground. The taxi then struck a traffic light, also thrown into the air. The vehicle ended its race in a van in circulation in the middle of the intersection, according to the account of the police source.
Around thirty-seven drivers involved
Some thirty-seven taxi drivers are affected by the suspension, according to G7, which was unable to immediately provide the number of Tesla vehicles in its fleet, with some vehicles potentially being shared.
Tesla, which has access to certain technical data, assured that there was “No technical failure” from his car. The manufacturer did not wish to make “Comment” on the shutdown by G7 of its Tesla taxis.
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the US automaker also said the company was staying “Available to the authorities” to send them the data which it can have remotely on the vehicle concerned, without giving further details.