The man, who had activated the car’s autopilot system, fell asleep behind the wheel. He appeared to have had consumed drugs, police observed. His eyes were closed with his hands on his lap.
Officers flashed their stop lights and honked several times, but nothing caught the attention of the dormant man.
What was peculiar was that the Tesla maintained a constant speed of 110 km/h and distance to the police car driving ahead.
After 15 minutes the driver awoke from his slumber and followed police signs to be pulled over.
In the footwell officers came across a steering wheel weight, an illegal device used to trick the car’s security system into thinking the driver’s hands are on the wheel.
Until the court decides on the man’s fate, his driver’s license was revoked. No more dangerous napping...
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