Police in Germany chase Tesla for 15 minutes after driver turns on autopilot and 'goes to sleep'

Tesla on Autopilot stopped by police after driver falls asleep behind the wheel

Considering the state of the driver, police believe that the Tesla driver might have engaged Autopilot and then fallen asleep at the wheel.

He starts a police chase while asleep at the wheel of his Tesla on an “Autopilot”

The Tesla driver who fell asleep in his electric car after activating the “Autopilot” option has triggered a police chase.

Tesla on autopilot leads police on chase before driver finally wakes up

After about 15 minutes into the pursuit, the driver finally woke up and followed police instructions to pull over.

Police in Germany chase Tesla for 15 minutes after driver turns on autopilot and 'goes to sleep'

Police in Germany chase Tesla for 15 minutes after driver turns on autopilot and 'goes to sleep'. Motorway traffic brought to halt near Telford because of 'deer on road'.

Police in Germany chase Tesla for 15 minutes after driver turns on autopilot and 'goes to sleep'

Traffic officers in Bavaria say they attempted to pull over the vehicle for a traffic check but it failed to stop, despite police repeatedly sounding their horn.

Tesla driver found sleeping at the wheel as car reached 70 mph on highway, report says

A driver was sleeping as his Tesla car drove at 70 mph using Autopilot. German police tried to wake the driver as the car raced down the highway.