The collision occurred as officers were investigating a fatal crash on California’s Interstate 80 on Tuesday, Oct. 13
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- Two California Highway Patrol officers were seriously injured when a self-driving Tesla crashed into their cruiser on Tuesday, Oct. 13, police said
- The cruiser was parked in a closed lane on California’s Interstate 80 as they were investigating a fatal crash
- The Tesla driver, a 22-year-old man, allegedly said he was asleep at the time, prompting police to warn that the company’s Full Self-Driving is not fully autonomous
A man operating a self-driving Tesla left two California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers seriously injured after allegedly falling asleep behind the wheel.
Just before midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 13, a Tesla, operated by a 22-year-old man from Sacramento, Calif., crashed head-on into the back of a CHP cruiser containing two officers, ABC7 reported…