Wrong pedal doesnt explain the Tesla lurching forward before suddenly reversing fast. Theres a reason investigators were concerned about possible hacking in the early stages of the investigation. They saw video evidence and believed the Tesla behaved strangely enough to keep the investigation going despite knowing Chao was intoxicated when attempting to drive from one part of the property to another.
There is indication that her Tesla did in fact glitch and drive her into the pond.
Right there, the Tesla lurched forward suggesting that she had in fact put it into drive and then suddenly it reversed; this is not unlike the behavior of another Tesla accident ive posted that suddenly surged forward before reversing itself (included in second part of this post). That incident was also caught on camera but shared with the public. Incidentally the media blamed Electromagnetic interference as possible cause. Its likely the lurch forward behavior before the accelerated reversing, combined with possible distance she reversed, likely prompted investigators to consider the accident to be strange from the onset. The "sudden" revelation that she was intoxicated would have been known by investigators within the first 24 hours but only recently confirmed by blood work. Used more to mislead the public from considering the Tesla was responsible for Chaos death. It was recently revealed that Tesla is aware that outside forces can cause its vehicles to behave this way and Tesla believe its not responsible. It is responsible as long as it doesnt disclose to the public its vehicles can go out of control when exposed to EM radiation; usually during or days after a geomagnetic storm/unrest conditions.
There you have it folks Tesla admits an outside force caused this Tesla to glitch and go out of control.
5 complaints have been filed with the DoT claiming their Teslas shifted themselves from drive to reverse without warning. I dont know if the following accident is one of those five, but below is video evidence of a Tesla lurching forward into a car as the driver attempted to park. Then the Tesla suddenly reverses itself and drives itself backwards until it hits a neighbor garage. This would be like Ms Chaos Tesla reversing into the Pond. Media indicated that EMI may have caused the accident as i have indicated may have also impacted Ms Chao's Tesla! EVs and especially Teslas are a danger to the public.
Heres another example of it being claimed in the media that electromagnetic interference is causing Teslas to drive on their own without driver input. Case study of where this has been observed in other EVs posted below. Video of the Tesla driving itself is here: