The owner of a brand-new Tesla Model X SUV said the car suddenly accelerated at “maximum speed” by itself, jumped a curb and slammed into the side of a shopping mall while his wife was behind the wheel.

The owner of the Model X, Puzant Ozbag, said the vehicle had been delivered only five days earlier to his home in Irvine, Calif., where the accident also took place. He said his wife had not activated any self-driving features at the time of the crash.

Model X crash Puzant Ozbag

The damage to the front end of the Model X and the shopping mall building in Irvine, Calif.

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Source: COMPUTER WORLD