Two die in Texas after Tesla 'on auto-pilot with no one in driving seat' crashes into tree and starts massive four-hour fire that took 32,000 GALLONS of water to extinguish

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• The 2019 Tesla Model S slammed into tree in Carlton Woods at 11.25pm Saturday 
• Constable Mark Herman said 'no one was driving' at the time of the accident 
• Vehicle 'was moving at high speed when it failed to negotiate a cul-de-sac turn' 

Two men died after a Tesla 'on autopilot with no one driving' crashed into a tree in Houston before starting a huge fire that took 32,000 gallons of water to extinguish. 

The fully-electric 2019 Tesla Model S slammed into the tree in Carlton Woods at around 11.25pm on Saturday night before bursting into flames with the passengers still inside. 

Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said an investigation had found that 'no one was driving' when the accident happened, with one man sitting in the passenger seat at the front and the second sitting in the back. 

Two die after Tesla 'on auto-pilot with no one driving' crashes into a tree (dailymail.co.uk)