Tesla offers two types of semi-autonomous technology, one isAutopilot and the other Full Self-Driving.?Autopilot enables the car to steer, accelerate and brakeautomatically for other vehicles and pedestrians within its lane.
Full Self-Driving is more advanced and also offersadditional features like Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark,Summon, and Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control.
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Although authorities say that despite Tesla Motors carsbeing equipped with the Full Self Driving software, the drivers must stillremain ready to take over at any time.
But many still take this warning lightly. More recently, adriver and passenger were both caught sleeping in a moving Tesla car. Although it was shared recently from the following handle, other sources suggest the video is from 2019.
The exact location from where this is taken is not known,but the footage has triggered a fierce debate on Twitter.
Tesla's partially automated driving system has previouslybeen involved in other crashes.
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In February 2020, the National Transportation Safety Boardof US found that Tesla's partially automated driving system steered an electricSUV into a concrete barrier on a Silicon Valley freeway because it wasoperating under conditions it couldn't handle and because the driver likely wasdistracted by playing a game on his smartphone.
Last year, a Canadian man was sleeping away to glory withhis Tesla on autopilot mode at 150km/hr.
Police in Alberta were alerted by another driver who dialled911 to inform about a 2019 Tesla Model S speeding in the middle of theafternoon with two people in the front seats, both asleep.
The RCMP charged the driver with speeding and issued a24-hour license suspension for fatigue, and a criminal code charge of dangerousdriving was issued, according to CBC.??