Tesla driver caught asleep at 100 km/h — how monitoring failed

Electrek
By Fred LambertJul 6, 2026, 10:03 am124 ptsTrending
A Tesla driver was filmed apparently fast asleep behind the wheel at about 100 km/h on British Columbia’s Trans-Canada Highway on Sunday, with two sleeping children in the car. The obvious question is how Tesla’s driver monitoring — the very system meant to catch this — let it happen. The answer is that…

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