Tesla Head Ilon Mask lost billions of dollars against the background of reducing the value of shares of his company. This happened after an accident with Tesla, which killed two people. This is evidenced by the rating data forbes Real-Time.
During the day, the entrepreneur lost $ 5.1 billion, now its condition is estimated at $ 174.6 billion. He ranks third in the list of the richest people of the planet. TESLA shares during trading on Monday, April 19, lost 3.4 percent, at the closure of the bidding, they cost 714, 63 dollars per piece.
The accident, which we are talking about, occurred in Texas. The electric car at high speed crashed into a tree, not fitting in turn. After that, Tesla caught fire, the fire was tushed around four hours. As a result, two people died, while one sacrifice was on the front passenger seat, the second – rear. The local police emphasized that the position of the victims and testimony of witnesses indicate that “no one drove the vehicle at the time of the collision.”
Later, calling the details of what happened, Mask assured that the autopilot did not work in the car. “The records of the data obtained at the moment show that the autopilot was not included, and the function of complete autonomous driving for this car was not acquired,” said businessman.