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Sleeping Tesla driver using self-driving mode crashes into police car injuring officers

The Independent World · 16 October 2026 at 16:23

Sleeping Tesla driver using self-driving mode crashes into police car injuring officers

A Tesla driver claimed he was asleep at the wheel when his vehicle, in Full Self-Driving mode, plowed into a California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle, injuring two officers.

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Sleeping Tesla driver using self-driving mode crashes into police car injuring officers

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