ConsumptionOne@sopuli.xyztopolitics @lemmy.world•Mitch McConnell’s billionaire sister-in-law Angela Chao made panicked last call before dying in ‘completely submerged’ Tesla on Texas ranch: report
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7 months ago“After a Friday evening celebrating Lunar New Year with close friends, Chao decided to drive back to the main house on the ranch around 11:30 p.m., the Journal reported.”
I wonder if she had been drinking.
“According to the Journal’s account, Chao told her friend that she had put her car in reverse instead of drive — a mistake she had made before — leading her to back over an embankment and into the pond.”
Tesla removed the shift stalks from X and *S models in 2021 in favor of the car guessing which direction you want to go, with the option to override on the touchscreen.
Edit: Originally stated Y by mistake. Chao was driving an X when the incident occurred.
You’re correct. I typed Y by mistake and have edited my post. Chao was driving an X when the incident occurred.