Tesla Driver Found Asleep On Bay Bridge Tells CHP Car Was On Autopilot
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- A Tesla driver recently found out that the car's autopilot feature won't save him from a drunk-driving arrest.
The CHP on Friday tweeted photo of a man standing with a motorcycle Highway Patrol officer in the middle of the lower deck of the Bay Bridge last weekend.
When u pass out behind the wheel on the Bay Bridge with more than 2x legal alcohol BAC limit and are found by a CHP Motor. Driver explained Tesla had been set on autopilot. He was arrested and charged with suspicion of DUI. Car towed (no it didn't drive itself to the tow yard). pic.twitter.com/4NSRlOBRBL
— CHP San Francisco (@CHPSanFrancisco) January 19, 2018
Authorities said the suspect was found after he had passed out behind the wheel with the Tesla stopped on the bridge.
After the officer woke him up, he assured CHP the car was on autopilot mode.
His strategy failed. He tested at over twice the legal limit for blood alcohol content. Officers arrested him on suspicion of DUI and towed his Tesla away.