A Tesla electric car driven by autopilot rammed a patrol car parked on the side of a highway.
American police shared footage from a video recorder showing how a Tesla electric car in autopilot mode crashed into a patrol car, almost injuring two cops, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to RBC-Ukraine.
p> The incident occurred on one of the roads in North Carolina. Police officers blocked the lane on the highway, investigating the accident. The Tesla electric car, controlled by autopilot, rammed a patrol car parked on the side of the highway.
The accident itself is not visible on the recording, but you can hear the Tesla crashing into the stern of a standing Dodge Charger patrol car. Immediately after being hit, the Highway Patrol Officer jumps back, pushing the Deputy Sheriff out of the way to safety. Meanwhile, a badly damaged Charger hits a road sign on the side of a highway, then rolls down the slope and crashes into a tree.
At the time of the accident, a doctor named Devinder Goley was driving the Tesla Model S and was engrossed in watching a movie on his smartphone when the electric car crashed into a patrol car . Probably watched 18 times the popular series «Dr. This is far from the only case when Tesla in autopilot mode gets into various accidents.