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Tesla driver says he was asleep and using FSD when he crashed into highway patrol cars

Video shows the crash that injured two CHP officers responding to an earlier incident on I-80.

by Stevie Bonifield

Oct 16, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC

Image: California Highway Patrol

Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.

After this horrific crash involving a Tesla driver who said he was asleep and using the driver assist mode, the California Highway Patrol warns that “Despite its name, full self-driving is not fully autonomous. Technology does not relieve drivers of their responsibility to safely operate their vehicles.”

Video released by CHPshows the Tesla speeding past flares, cones, and emergency lights where officers were on the scene of an earlier accident, before ramming into the back of a parked patrol vehicle. CHP says two officers were seriously injured in the accident and taken to a...

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