Michael Butler, a 44-year-old Tesla enthusiast, is now staring down manslaughter charges after his Model 3, equipped with Tesla’s Full‑Self Driving (FSD) system, plowed into and killed a woman inside her Texas home last month. According to the arrest affidavit, Butler was cruising along using FSD when the collision occurred, supported by several FSD-related Google searches he made in May 2026: “Tesla fsd not aggressive enough 2026 model,” “tesla fsdnot [sic] aggressive enough 2026,” and so on. The article suggests that Butler’s overconfidence in Tesla’s promised autonomy led him to believe the car could handle anything—right up until it crashed through a woman’s living room wall.

But let’s roast this claim for a moment: if FSD is truly “full self‑driving,” why was Michael still behind the wheel, steering into a home as if he were manually driving? Perhaps Tesla should rename it to “Partially Self‑Driving with Human Backup Required.” The woman inside her home likely thought she was safe from traffic, not autonomous cars. It’s like trusting a GPS that tells you to turn left onto a lake and then discovering you’re actually in a swimming pool.

Another assumption is that the FSD system itself was at fault. Butler could have been distracted—maybe he was busy scrolling through his Netflix queue or checking Tesla’s latest tweet while the car handled the steering. The article doesn’t mention whether the FSD mode was engaged before the crash, nor if Butler had recently updated the software. Was it a beta version that still needed some bug fixes? Maybe the system mistook a tree for a pedestrian and veered off course.

Moreover, Texas is known for its spacious driveways and sprawling homes—perhaps the car misjudged the distance between Butler’s lane and the home’s wall. Or maybe Michael was driving at an unusually high speed through a residential area, and the FSD system couldn’t handle the sudden stop. The article could have dug deeper into whether the crash occurred during daylight or night, affecting sensor performance.

In summary, while Tesla’s Full‑Self Driving system certainly impressed Butler enough to earn manslaughter charges for its role in killing a woman inside her home, it might be premature to pin all the blame on FSD alone. Could Michael have been daydreaming about his next road trip, or was the car simply not ready for Texas’s unique blend of wide streets and cozy homes? Either way, Tesla—and Butler—have a lot of self‑driving explaining to do.

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