A Tesla driver told officials he was using the car’s full self-driving mode when he fatally struck a 71-year-old man crossing a Solano County highway early Thursday morning, California Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 80 westbound at the Interstate 780 interchange, where the Tesla’s dash camera showed the 71-year-old Vallejo man entering the freeway from the right shoulder while the car was traveling around 70 mph, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The Tesla braked and veered to the left as the man walked into the car’s path but was unable to avoid crashing the right front portion of the car into the pedestrian, the CHP said…