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Tesla driver says he was asleep and using FSD when he crashed into highway patrol cars

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Briefings

A Tesla driver reported being asleep while using Full Self-Driving (FSD) during a crash into California Highway Patrol vehicles. The vehicle reportedly sped past emergency lights before ramming a patrol car, resulting in two officers being seriously injured. The California Highway Patrol issued a warning that FSD does not fully replace driver responsibility, noting the driver was speeding past flares and cones at the scene of an earlier accident.

Key points

• A Tesla driver claimed to be asleep while using Full Self-Driving (FSD) during a crash into California Highway Patrol vehicles.
• The vehicle reportedly sped past flares, cones, and emergency lights before ramming a parked patrol car, causing two officers to be seriously injured.

Context

The incident occurred in Solano County, California, where a Tesla driver reported being asleep while using FSD. The crash involved the Tesla speeding past flares, cones, and emergency lights where officers were on the scene of an earlier accident, before ramming into the back of a parked patrol vehicle. Two officers were seriously injured and taken to a hospital. The California Highway Patrol warns that despite its name, full self-driving is not fully autonomous.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to a single video and a CHP warning statement. The specific location of the crash is not confirmed beyond Solano County, and the exact time of the crash is not provided in the available text.

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