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Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla’s ‘self-drive’ tech accused of causing Cybertruck crash

Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. (Credit: Chesnot—Getty Images)
  • Jonathan Challinger claims his Cybertruck drove headlong into a streetlight while in Full Self-Driving mode. Elon Musk wants the technology to be ready for a June robotaxi launch.

Wrapped around a pole with its right wheel dangling, the image of a wrecked Tesla Cybertruck lying motionless on the side of the road is shocking. Driver Jonathan Challinger posted the undated picture on Sunday. He claims Tesla’s automated Full Self-Driving (FSD) software caused his vehicle to crash into a light post while he wasn’t looking.

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