Tesla drives onto train tracks in California, was it driver error or an autopilot glitch?
Opinions are mixed on whether a Tesla driving onto active train tracks in Sacramento, CA on Wednesday was a case of driver error or a terrifying autopilot glitch. Police send out an alert after responding to the incident, saying the vehicle's Autopilot feature mistook the tracks for a road and providing safety tips for Tesla's. However, experts say the accident was likely caused by driver error. Tesla's have several monitoring features that actively alert a driver of inattention and keep their hands on the wheel. See how it's blinking blue right now? It's telling me that the Tesla sees that I am not paying attention to the road. There's a phenomenon called death by GPS where people have driven their cars into oceans. People have driven their cars off of cliffs. Issues with Tesla's Autopilot feature have made the news as recently as May, when the driver posted footage online of their vehicle almost ramming into a train while in full self driving mode.