Tesla Driver Claims He Was Asleep Using FSD When Crash Occurred Involving Highway Patrol Cars
A Tesla driver claimed he was asleep while using Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode when his vehicle crashed into parked California Highway Patrol (CHP) cars on I-80. The incident occurred as two CHP officers were responding to an earlier accident and were seriously injured in the collision. Video footage shows the Tesla speeding past emergency equipment before hitting a patrol car. This crash adds to growing concerns about FSD technology, which has been linked to multiple accidents involving parked emergency vehicles. In 2021, NHTSA launched an investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot software after numerous collisions and issued findings that driver-assist features failed to keep drivers engaged sufficiently. Although Tesla released updates in 2023 aimed at improving safety with more alerts for driver engagement, another NHTSA probe was initiated over whether these changes were adequate. The CHP has reiterated a warning: despite the name “Full Self-Driving,” it is not fully autonomous and does not relieve drivers of their responsibility to operate vehicles safely.
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