RCMP charge Tesla driver for speeding and sleeping behind the wheel
PONOKA, AB – A 20-year-old driver has been charged for speeding and sleeping while behind the wheel of a Tesla vehicle.
RCMP say back on July 9, at around 4:00 p.m., provincial Mounties received a complaint of a car speeding south on Highway 2 near Ponoka.
According to RCMP, the car appeared to be self-driving and was travelling over 140 km/h, with both front seats completely reclined and both occupants of the vehicle appearing to be asleep.
An Alberta RCMP Traffic Service member found the vehicle, identified as a 2019 Tesla Model S.