Self-driving Tesla hits car, sign while driver sleeps behind wheel

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(WJET/WFXP) – A Pennsylvania man hit another driver, along with construction signage, while asleep behind the wheel of a self-driving Tesla.

On Friday, April 11, around 4:20 p.m., an unnamed driver was traveling west on U.S. Route 22.

According to police, the driver was asleep at the wheel and using Tesla’s self-driving feature to navigate.

While the car was self-driving, it hit the driver’s side of another vehicle before driving into a sign that was up to signify a construction zone.

Both cars had minor damage following the crash, and no injuries were reported.

The driver was issued two citations for this incident.

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