Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in Katy crash was Googling ‘FSD too timid’

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By Fred LambertJul 3, 2026, 9:37 am63 ptsTrending
Harris County prosecutors have charged the Tesla driver who crashed into a Katy, Texas, home and killed a 76-year-old woman with manslaughter, alleging he overrode Full Self-Driving to floor the car to 73 mph in a residential cul-de-sac. The charging document also reveals something new: in the weeks before the…

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