Sleeping Tesla Driver Cruises On Autopilot For 25 Miles Before Police Stopped Him

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Sleeping Tesla Driver Cruises On Autopilot For 25 Miles Before Police Stopped Him
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Swedish delivery driver who had activated Autopilot nodded off behind the wheel and nearly took out a cop car when he finally woke up

Swedish man’s Tesla Model X drove itself for 25 miles after he fell asleep at the wheel Police alerted after another driver noticed the X was in the overtaking line but not passing anything Driver eventually woke up and steered sharply to the right, almost crashing into police car A Swedish Tesla driver has been convicted of reckless driving after he fell asleep behind the wheel and led police on a 25-mile Autopilot chase.

Eventually, the driver woke up, and he must have had such a fright when he did that he jinked the steering wheel to the right, forcing a nearby police car to take evasive action to avoid a collision. The driver then pulled into a gas station bringing the chase to a halt after 25 scary miles. The man reportedly told police that he hadn’t slept the night before and was stressed because he had to deliver the car.

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