Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, as well as the company's AI lead Ashok Elluswamy, on Monday denied claims that the Full Self-Driving (FSD) system was responsible for a fatal crash in Texas that resulted in the death of a woman.This Makes No Sense, Says Elon MuskIn a post on X, Musk responded to a post by a user who criticized a report that said a Tesla driver claimed to have engaged driver assistance technology as the Model 3 vehicle crashed into a home in Katy, Texas, on June 19, which resulted in the death of 76-year-old Martha Avila Mantilla."Yes, this makes no sense," Musk said in his response, adding that the FSD system was designed to "slowly through neighborhood streets" and that this was "a high speed crash!"Yes, this makes no sense. FSD drives slowly through neighborhood streets and this was a high speed crash!— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 22, 2026Don't Miss:AdvertisementAdvertisementA single bad hire can set a startup back years. Here are the 5 hires founders most often misjudge — and whyStill Learning the Market? These 50 Must-Know Terms Can Help You Catch Up FastAshok Elluswamy Weighs InElluswamy also weighed in on the incident, responding to Musk's post. The Tesla AI lead said that the driver "manually overrode" the self-driving system by "pressing the accelerator all the way to 100%" in the area. Elluswamy also said that the vehicle reached a speed of 73 mph before the crash.Yup. In this case, the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100% of the accel pedal in this residential area. They reached a speed of 73 mph during the crash, and had the accelerator pressed even after the crash.— Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) June 22, 2026He also criticized the "blatantly irresponsible reporting," reaffirming that the FSD system was "safer than manual driving." Elluswamy then said that such reports about the technology could prevent people from using systems that could make them safer on the road.This blatantly irresponsible reporting does more harm to people than they realize.Using Tesla self-driving is far safer than manual driving, and this was measured over 10B miles.Planting such FUD in the minds of general public, who might not know the all the facts, might…— Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) June 22, 2026See Also: Avoid the #1 Investing Mistake: How Your 'Safe' Holdings Could Be Costing You Big TimeNHTSA Probes Tesla CrashThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Monday that it would be probing the incident, according to a report by CNBC.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe driver, identified as 44-year-old Harris Butler, claimed that the Tesla Model 3 was operating on the Autopilot system at the time of the crash. 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