Elon Musk's driverless dreams take hit as Tesla Autopilot accidents pile up The death of two men travelling in a Model S Tesla has again raised concerns about the brand's safety record 21 April 2021 • 6:00am Battling the flames of a burning car for four hours was certainly unusual. But firefighters only grew more confused when they could eventually look inside the vehicle. Neither of the car’s passengers, two men aged 59 and 69, appeared to have been in the driving seat when it collided with a tree. “No one was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash,” said police constable Mark Herman, discussing Saturday’s fatal accident.