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Asleep at the wheel… literally! Loud German police chase 45-year-old Tesla driver SEVEN miles down highway after drowsy motorist fell asleep and put car on autopilot.
- German traffic police spent 15 minutes trying to wake up the 45-year-old driver.
- They honked their horns as they chased him down the A70 motorway in Bavaria.
- The motorist was ‘reclining’ with his ‘eyes closed’ with no hands on the wheel
A sleepy motorist who fell asleep after setting his Tesla to drive itself at nearly 70 mph didn’t wake up as police tried to pull him over for seven miles.
With their horns blaring, German traffic cops spent almost 15 minutes trying to stop the 45-year-old man as the car sped on the A70 motorway in Bavaria, with the driver clearly visible “reclining in the seat with his eyes closed.” . ‘ and no hands on the wheel.
A police spokesman said: “After around 15 minutes, the man finally woke up and followed the instructions of the police.”
Tesla’s Autopilot feature requires drivers to keep their hands on the wheel, but police found a “steering wheel weight,” a device that mimics the pressure of your hands on the wheel, in the footwell.
German police chased a 45-year-old driver who was “reclining in the seat with his eyes closed” in his Tesla car after putting it on autopilot.
The police spent 15 minutes trying to stop the driver while he was driving on the A70 motorway in Bavaria.
The unidentified man, suspected of using drugs, faces a charge of endangering traffic and his license has been confiscated.
German motorists are not allowed to use fully autonomous driving features, and the system is not expected to be allowed in the UK until at least 2025.