Latest footage caught a Tesla driver apparently snoozing while traveling on a busy California freeway — the second catnap captured this week of a motorist behind the wheel of certainly one of the self-driving vehicles.
The most recent seemingly sleepy driver was seen Thursday, along the northbound Interstate 5 near the Griffith Park section of Los Angeles, reported KTLA.
A girl driving a red Tesla sedan within the “fast lane” is seen slumped to the side behind the wheel, seemingly mid-nap.
“She is dead asleep, bro! That’s so funny,” fellow motorist Joshua Cadena, who recorded the clip, says to a friend.
A number of moments later, the feminine Tesla driver wakes up from her nap and lifts her head.
“Well, she’s up now,” Cadena’s pal remarks, drawing peals of laughter.
This latest incident comes per week after one other Tesla owner was caught with their eyes wide shut while driving on Interstate 15 near Temecula, California.
Viral video recorded by eyewitness Kiki Dolas shows a girl in a pink top and glasses together with her head nodding off to the correct as she sits behind the wheel of her white Tesla.
“She is out, sleeping, completely knocked out,” Dolas says off camera, “and this automotive is driving her. Take a look at how dangerous that’s, you guys. I’m sorry, that is just too rattling dangerous!”
Dolas spent quarter-hour frantically honking her horn in a bid to wake the slumbering motorist before finally calling 911, she said.
Tesla is already facing multiple investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stemming from crashes related to its controversial “full self-driving” and autopilot capabilities.
Tesla’s website warns its electric cars can’t drive themselves.
Last month, the Justice Department requested documents from Tesla related to its self-driving and autopilot features.
The automotive company’s self-driving system will not be “quite able to haven’t any one behind the wheel,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged in October.
