A Tesla driver in Germany has been accused of giving the 'auto' in autobahn a new meaning, by putting his car in control as he slept at the wheel.

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German police tormented 15 minutes to wake a driver who fell asleep behind the wheel of his Tesla car on the highway


 Officers in Bamberg, Germany, chased the Tesla Model 3 after spotting the driver doing 70mph on the A7 autobahn on December 28 - they found the driver with the seat reclined and asleep
 

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Tesla driver caught sleeping at wheel going 70mph after doctoring steering wheel

Police in Germany have arrested a Tesla driver who was found sleeping at the wheel. Upon inspection, they found an Autopilot defeat device being used.

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Tesla Driver Found Asleep At The Wheel Used An Autopilot Defeat Device

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.

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

A Tesla driver who had switched on an autopilot assistance system on a German motorway was stopped by police after he was spotted snoozing while travelling at

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Tesla driver found sleeping as car reached 70mph on German motorway

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.

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

A 45-year-old man was hardly stopped by German police after falling asleep behind the wheel of his Tesla car while on the highway, Heute reports.

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The Tesla car he used in Germany took autopilot mode and chased the sleeping driver for 15 minutes by police. After the chase, the driver woke up and pulled the vehicle over. After the incident, the driver's license was confiscated. Here are the details...

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Police chased Tesla, whose driver slept, for 15 minutes! It's not believers, but the truth is...

In Germany, Tesla driver slept in autopilot mode — Police found the Tesla driver lying on the seat with eyes closed and his hands pulled from the steering wheel.

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Tesla driver in Germany slept in autopilot mode

The Tesla autopilot system is set to be banned in California from Sunday (January 1), but one bloke in Germany has been arrested after essentially hacking it so he could sleep

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Sleeping Tesla driver caught doing 70mph after doctoring autopilot for a nap

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

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

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