Kobe probably died in a smart helicopter. Kobe was in that commercial promoting smart cars. We know smart cars can have problems. To some extent, his helicopter may have malfunctioned. Perhaps, the helicopter was not mechanical enough. Perhaps, there was either not enough or any manual override possible in Kobe's helicopter. Perhaps, his helicopter was hacked via remote access and/or malfunctioned accidentally and/or via some people who tampered with the helicopter and/or who knows what else.