According to a local report, a Tesla on autopilot mode crashed into a Michigan State trooper’s patrol car early Wednesday morning.
A car driven by a 22-year-old man hit a police vehicle in the Lansing area at about 1:10 am as soldiers were responding to another car that struck a deer, WLNS-TV reported.
No one was injured in the accident. The Tesla driver issued two citations for driving with a suspended license and failure to proceed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent a team to Michigan to investigate.
This is the second time in less than a week that a Tesla has crashed in the state. In the first incident in Detroit, officials said it appeared that the driver was not using the car’s autopilot mode, According to WDIV-TV.
Tesla has previously stated that its autopilot and “complete self-driving” are driver-assisted systems and that the driver must be prepared to intervene at all times.
The company has been criticized by the National Transportation Safety Board for failing to adequately monitor drivers to ensure they are paying attention.
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