If it’s anything like the e-pedals user in Subaru and Honda vehicles, they have two different independent position sensors in the pedal. The ecu monitors both, and the value from both must match. If there is a discrepancy, is uses the lower value or zero.
So it’s extremely unlikely the pedal could malfunction in a way to show 100% pressed.
Can we trust that pedal didn’t malfunction this time and was actually pressed?
Driver claims he was passed out, so his account isn’t necessarily conflicting with the pedal being pressed.
If it’s anything like the e-pedals user in Subaru and Honda vehicles, they have two different independent position sensors in the pedal. The ecu monitors both, and the value from both must match. If there is a discrepancy, is uses the lower value or zero. So it’s extremely unlikely the pedal could malfunction in a way to show 100% pressed.
But I don’t know if Tesla does the same.
Drive-by-wire cars should all have two position sensors for the pedal. Teslas should have it too.
Even if that was the case, the driver should’ve pressed the brakes which would’ve overrode the accelerator.