Tesla autopilot evades flying tyre collision in monstrous crash in US

The TeslaCam integrated video recorder system was able to capture a monster crash on a road in the US. It uses cameras from the driver assistance system to do so.

Here's What We Know

The Tesla driver was following a KIA vehicle, which collided with a pick-up truck that had fallen off the road in the adjacent lane. The vehicle soared several metres into the air and the wheel continued towards the Tesla electric vehicle.

If you watch the TeslaCam video carefully, you can see that the Tesla car swerved to the right to avoid contact with the wheel. According to the driver, it was not him who was in charge of the electric car at this time, but the automatic steering system.

Tesla cars have features to prevent or reduce the consequences of collisions. Automatic Emergency Braking, for example. However, there were doubts about the system's ability to avoid small objects. As we can see, it is still capable, if the driver is telling the truth and his electric car was indeed driven by autopilot.

The driver of the KIA was not injured.

Source: electrek