He searched for 'FSD too conservative' — then his Tesla crashed through a home, killing a woman

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800

There’s a grim irony in the search history police pulled from Michael Butler’s phone. In May 2026, weeks before the crash, Butler repeatedly Googled variations of “2026 Tesla FSD not aggressive enough” and “FSD too conservative on city streets.” Some queries were so rushed they contained typos.

On June 19, Butler’s Tesla Model 3 plowed through a residential home in Katy, Texas, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila. On Wednesday, police arrested Butler and charged him with criminally negligent homicide.

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He searched for 'FSD too conservative' — then his Tesla crashed through a home, killing a woman