One of two things must have happened :
1. There was a driver, car was not on autopilot. Driver and friend wanted to see "how fast can this car really go?" and misjudged. After the crash, the driver could not get out and moved over to the passenger seat to try and get out from there, and also failed.
2. There was no driver, both have found a way to override all existing safety interlocks etc somehow (and tried to re-enact a Knight Rider episode), and one which the authorities do not want to reveal lest others will try out the same.
Unfortunately all electric vehicles carry a nasty payload - stored electricity, and in the event of an accident, said energy may want to go somewhere else...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
