According to Tesla Motors, the Model S sedan that was recently involved in a fatal crash in the Netherlands wasn't operating in the company's semi-autonomous Autopilot mode and was approximately 96 mph at the time of the accident.
The 53-year-old driver of the vehicle died Wednesday when his the electric sedan smashed into a tree in the Dutch town of Baarn and burst into flames, police and firefighters said. Police are looking into the cause of the accident, which occured about 25 miles southeast of Amsterdam.
Tesla confirmed the car's logs show Autopilot wasn't engaged at any time during the man's trip, and that he was driving at more than 96 mph. The speed is consistent with the damage the car sustained from hitting the tree, Tesla said.
