Traffic & Transit
Auto Pilot Error Cited In Tesla Crash On I-84 In Union
A car in auto drive "spontaneously' crashed on I-84 over the weekend, state police said.
UNION, CT — Call it autopilot error.
That was the word from state police regarding a crash involving a Tesla on Interstate 84 in Union.
The incident took place at 6:08 p.m. Sunday. According to a state police crash report, a gray Tesla T3 was heading west on I-84 in the left-hand lane near Exit 73 in Union.
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The driver, a 47-year-old Salem, NY, woman, had the vehicle in "auto self-drive mode," according to a crash report.
The Tesla "spontaneously" veered to the left and into the center median and wound up hitting a metal guardrail, according to a crash report.
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The driver was "not distracted,"state police said. She suffered what state police described as a minor injury.
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