Tesla Driver Watching Movie On Autopilot Crashes Into Police Car

By Ginny Reese

August 26, 2020

A Raleigh Tesla driver was watching a movie while the car was on autopilot when he crashed into a Nash County deputy's vehicle in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Devainder Goli was watching a movie while the Tesla was on autopilot shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning.

ABC 11 reported that Goli crashed into a Nash County deputy's vehicle which then crashed into a state trooper's car near the Nash County and Franklin county line.

No injuries were reported as a result of the accident but the driver was charged.

Goli was charged with a move over law violation and a location of television inside a vehicle violation.

This is not the first time a driver has been in an accident involving Tesla's autopilot feature.

Photo Credit: Getty

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