23-year-old Tesla driver survives violent Central Valley crash

He survived, Soooooooo it's a safe car, right? Right?

Tesla should add a virtual vehicle status channel to the dash cam videos. One extra virtual feed could either look like anything from a text-based screen to a expanded virtual drivers console or data rich HUD. Time aligned with cameras. This would show speed, brake position, steering wheel force, steering angle, status of driver assistance,, headlights, tail, lights,, navigation, FSD visualization would be really nice, and other measurements.

All that stuff tends to be stored in the event of an airbag deployment anyway. It's just not publicly available information. The authorities can access it via legal means.

Why can’t third parties add apps like this? I have seen accessories plug into the computer and collect data for like a HUD or Instrument cluster.

In crashes tsla scores great. And that is a good thing because they crash alot more often than other brands.

So the driver just gets a pass? Unless it was a medical emergency someone who has a proclivity for driving through the center of the Interstate should never be allowed to drive again.

"The driver, a Westminster, California, resident, was driving using the Tesla’s cruise control and lane assistance features" Robotaxis in California coming up next!

Hmmm not according to: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/05/the-vehicle-suddenly-accelerated-with-our-baby-in-it-the-terrifying-truth-about-why-teslas-cars-keep-crashing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Veered for "unknown reasons" -- then... "The driver, a Westminster, California, resident, was driving using the Tesla’s cruise control and lane assistance features, the \[spokesman\] said." LOL, I think I can guess the reason.

This is why I don’t even use autopilot or auto steer on the highways. My Tesla is basically in “dumb mode” at all times because I don’t trust Elon.

Musk will be mad - the witnesses aren't supposed to survive to risk derailing the corporate narrative.

Oh it changed lanes alright...

Tesla across their range is actually 2x the industry average in fatalities per mile

Even if it was a medical emergency I could have swore some of the Tesla safety systems are supposed to reduce the chances of offroading or crashing.

I felt the same way about a Tesla being parked in the middle of the road, but I saw a Cybertruck parked in a bike lane a few weeks ago, and being a Cybertruck that meant it was also partially blocking the right traffic lane in a no parking zone. One would think that cars that can supposedly drive themselves would also report themselves when they become road hazards, I was also thinking in terms of a situation where the driver became incapacitated and had to pull over, and it seemed like common courtesy as well as safety best practice would be for the vehicle to alert authorities after a grace period when going 0 mph in the right of way, but no, I had to call that one in.

Never thought killer robots would have wheels on them.

Dude he should be ready to take over at any point. It's "supervised" k?

no joke. Before reading the article, the words veered of the road came to my mind. And it is true. It is so sad what autopilot became. No sensors, no lidar, and all of a sudden it veered of the road. Just terrible