Ok, “stupidity” might sound strong, but traveling at high speed without paying full attention isn’t exactly a good idea, as one Tesla driver in Ontario found out this week. According to a tweet from the Ontario Provincial Police, a 58-year-old Tesla driver was stopped by Burlington officers for travelling at 84 mph (ca. 135 km/h) whilst flossing their teeth with both hands. The driver was using autopilot to guide the vehicle at the time.
— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) January 8, 2020 Authorities have charged the individual with careless driving. This isn’t the first instance where a Tesla driver has put perhaps a little too much faith in their vehicle’s self-guidance system. Last year videos emerged online of a man seemingly fast asleep at the wheel of his Tesla as it cruised down the highway at 60 mph (ca. 97 km/h) on autopilot. At least in the case of the “two-handed flosser”, they were awake and conscious at the time.
