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AOn a highway in Canada, police stopped a 20-year-old driver who allegedly went to sleep in a Tesla at speed. The electric car was apparently on the driver assistance program at over 140 kilometers per hour, police said on Thursday (local time). Both the driver and passenger seats were fully reclined and both occupants appeared to be asleep. When the patrol turned on the blue lights, the car automatically accelerated to 150 km / h. 110 kilometers per hour were allowed at the point.
He had never seen anything like it in his life, described the incident on state broadcaster CBC, official Darrin Turnbull. “I have been with the police for 23 years, most of them with the traffic police, but I am speechless. Nobody looked out the windshield to see where the car was heading. ” The system known as “autopilot” is an advanced driver assistance program, but you must drive the car yourself. However, contrary to the manufacturer’s recommendations, the cars could be subsequently manipulated to change or bypass the safety systems.
After the car was finally stopped, police denounced the 20-year-old for driving too fast and withdrew his driver’s license for 24 hours due to fatigue. After an investigation, he was later charged with dangerous driving. He has to appear in court in December. The incident occurred near Ponoka, Alberta, in early July, but has just been made public. A caller had alerted the police at the time.
In August, Tesla boss Elon Musk spoke out about criticism of the “Autopilot” driver assistance program. The term was in no way misleading, he told the “Automobile News” at the time. The emotion about it is “idiot”. After several fatal accidents, Tesla was accused of using the name to suggest that it was a technology for autonomous driving and not just an assistance program.
