Tesla driver turns on Autopilot and sleeps on the highway

2020-09-19T13:10:59.390Z

The Tesla driver and passenger had lowered their seats and slept as the Autopilot drove them at high speed on the highway

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Speeding while sleeping.

This is the trip offered by a Canadian motorist in his Tesla.

The driver had reclined his seat to sleep a little, after activating the Autopilot, reports Presse-Citron.

Earlier today, police were warned that a Tesla was speeding on a highway.

Once up to the electric vehicle, officers observed that the two front seats were down and that the occupants appeared dozing.

Alberta RCMP received a complaint of a car speeding on Hwy 2 near #Ponoka.

The car appeared to be self-driving, traveling over 140 km / h with both front seats completely reclined & occupants appeared to be asleep.

The driver received a Dangerous Driving charge & summons for court pic.twitter.com/tr0RohJDH1

- RCMP Alberta (@RCMPAlberta) September 17, 2020

The car accelerates in front of the police

Stranger still, the vehicle did not stop immediately when the police car activated its flashing lights.

"The Tesla automatically started to accelerate," said Canadian police.

“The officer was able to obtain radar readings on the vehicle, confirming that it had automatically accelerated to exactly 150 km / h.

The Tesla ended up stopping and the driver was issued a speeding ticket.

According to Canadian police, he will later be summoned to court and will likely be tried for his dangerous driving.

This case once again calls into question Tesla's semi-autonomous driving system.

The Californian manufacturer specifies that the activation of Autopilot does not exclude "active monitoring on the part of the driver".

The nap is therefore prohibited.

Tesla has planned everything to force the driver to remain vigilant.

The latter must in particular keep his hands on the wheel.

In the event of non-compliance with this instruction, he is warned by visual and audible alarms.

But some owners have found a way to get around the system set up by Tesla by attaching a weight to the steering wheel, said Presse-Citron.

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