Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ crashed through railroad gate seconds before train

Electrek
By Fred LambertApr 15, 2026, 12:44 pm264 ptsTop
A Texas Tesla owner says he punched the accelerator to outrun an oncoming train after his car on “Full Self-Driving” drove itself through a lowered railroad crossing arm as the train closed in on the tracks. Joshua Brown, who says he has logged more than 40,000 miles using Tesla’s driver assist, described…

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