GoKawiilSleeping Tesla driver using FSD crashes into California Highway Patrol cars
A Tesla driver told California Highway Patrol he was asleep while using the vehicle's Full Self-Driving mode when his car sped past emergency flares, cones, and lights before slamming into a parked patrol vehicle. Two officers at the scene were seriously injured and hospitalized, according to CHP, which released video of the crash.
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The incident adds to a pattern of Tesla driver-assist crashes with parked emergency vehicles that prompted an NHTSA investigation in 2021, which found the systems failed to adequately keep drivers engaged and linked them to hundreds of crashes and dozens of deaths. A 2023 Tesla update added more driver-monitoring alerts, but NHTSA opened a follow-up probe into whether those measures go far enough, suggesting regulators remain unconvinced the fixes address the underlying safety gap.
- A Tesla driver said he was asleep while using FSD when his car crashed into a parked CHP vehicle, injuring two officers.
- CHP emphasized that 'full self-driving' does not mean the vehicle is fully autonomous and drivers remain responsible.
- NHTSA has multiple ongoing investigations into Tesla's driver-assist systems following a pattern of crashes with emergency vehicles.
Source: theverge.com — Stevie Bonifield, 2026-10-16
Published there as: “Tesla driver says he was asleep and using FSD when he crashed into highway patrol cars”
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