A Tesla on 'self-drive' mode hit a parked police car in Fullerton, CA, narrowly missing an officer; the driver is under investigation for violating state law.
FILE - A Tesla logo is shown on Feb. 27, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. A Tesla apparently operating on one of the company's automated driving systems crashed into a parked police vehicle Thursday, June 13, 2024, near Los Angeles, narrowly missing an officer who was managing traffic at another crash.
The collision appears to be another in a long list of crashes in which Teslas using a partially automated driving system hit firetrucks or police cars parked on roads with flashing lights activated. In the Fullerton case, the officer also had put out flares, authorities said. Although the driver told authorities he switched on "self-drive" mode, police said they have not confirmed whether he was using Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" or Autopilot systems. A message was left early Friday seeking comment from Tesla.
The Tesla driver stayed at the scene of the crash, which happened near an intersection at 12:04 a.m. Thursday. The driver is cooperating with police. NHTSA began investigating Autopilot crashes into emergency vehicles in 2021, but closed the probe in April after Tesla agreed to recall the software and boost its driver monitoring functions. Later NHTSA began investigating whether the company's recall actually worked.
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