From Futurism · Frank Landymore · · 40s
Tesla FSD Crashes Into Police Vehicle
Tesla driver fell asleep while using Full Self-Driving mode, causing a crash that hospitalized two officers.
In brief
Tesla driver fell asleep while using Full Self-Driving mode, causing a crash that hospitalized two officers. A 22-year-old Tesla driver fell asleep with Full Self-Driving activated, seriously injuring two police officers. Originally reported by Futurism.
Tesla Crash
A Tesla driver fell asleep while using Full Self-Driving mode on October 13, 2026, causing a crash with a police cruiser.
“The driver claimed he was asleep and that the vehicle was operating in tesla’s full self-driving mode at the time of the crash.”
Two Officers Hospitalized
Both officers sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized after the crash, later being discharged.
Safety Concerns
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system requires driver supervision but has been linked to crashes by federal regulators.
“The national highway traffic safety administration linked autopilot and fsd to hundreds of crashes, concluding it misled drivers into a false sense of security.”
The one thing
A 22-year-old Tesla driver fell asleep with Full Self-Driving activated, seriously injuring two police officers.
