Photo: Fort Lupton Fire Protection District
Blame it on Autopilot. Blame it on a cyber attack. Blame it on a less skillful driver. Blame it on texting and driving. Whatever it was, it left an entire neighborhood without electricity. A Tesla Model Y ran over an electrical box at a McDonald's fast food restaurant. The driver claims that it practically lurched itself at 70 mph while waiting at the drive-thru window.
The Tesla ended up with two wheels up in the air after it climbed over a United Power electric box in Fort Lupton, Colorado, on Saturday afternoon. A local store, some residences, and apartments were left without electricity. Nobody was injured, and power was restored in a few hours.
The driver blames the car, claiming it caused her to crash into the electric box, leaving the community in the dark. The car reportedly refused to be overrun by the driver and kept driving autonomously even after being towed away.
The owner of the Tesla said that both of her feet were on the floor when the car started driving "70 miles an hour (112 kph) from the drive-thru window." She explained that she had to get "the front axle off the ground so it could spin freely without running all over the place."
Therefore, climbing over the power box hoping to turn off the self-driving Tesla seems to have been an intentional move, in which case, the driver might actually be the hero of this story.
The Tesla Model Y did not stop even when it was unloaded from the tow truck. "It kept trying to go all night in the yard where it was towed and they finally had to cut all the wires to it that made it go anywhere." If this is true, it might be the first case of this kind that we know of.
This comes after the movie 'Leave the World Behind,' starring Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke, premiered on Netflix. The film tells the story of a family going through an apocalyptic cyber attack, and one of the scenes shows them being attacked by self-driving Teslas.
Photos from the scene were posted on Facebook by the Fort Lupton Fire Department. After preliminary the investigation, they confirm what the driver said, but investigation is underway. The comments below the Facebook post are hilarious. "Them Tesla drivers are trying to charge anywhere they can," says Carlos.
"Someone clearly skipped the charging procedure when thumbing through the owners' manual," writes Monty. "This car knows fast food is bad for your health. It tried to save your life!" Jeff jokes.
Others notice that there is black fluid on the tarmac under the car and point out that it is leaking oil. There is no such fluid in an electric car, though.
The driver blames the car, claiming it caused her to crash into the electric box, leaving the community in the dark. The car reportedly refused to be overrun by the driver and kept driving autonomously even after being towed away.
The owner of the Tesla said that both of her feet were on the floor when the car started driving "70 miles an hour (112 kph) from the drive-thru window." She explained that she had to get "the front axle off the ground so it could spin freely without running all over the place."
Therefore, climbing over the power box hoping to turn off the self-driving Tesla seems to have been an intentional move, in which case, the driver might actually be the hero of this story.
The Tesla Model Y did not stop even when it was unloaded from the tow truck. "It kept trying to go all night in the yard where it was towed and they finally had to cut all the wires to it that made it go anywhere." If this is true, it might be the first case of this kind that we know of.
This comes after the movie 'Leave the World Behind,' starring Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke, premiered on Netflix. The film tells the story of a family going through an apocalyptic cyber attack, and one of the scenes shows them being attacked by self-driving Teslas.
Photos from the scene were posted on Facebook by the Fort Lupton Fire Department. After preliminary the investigation, they confirm what the driver said, but investigation is underway. The comments below the Facebook post are hilarious. "Them Tesla drivers are trying to charge anywhere they can," says Carlos.
"Someone clearly skipped the charging procedure when thumbing through the owners' manual," writes Monty. "This car knows fast food is bad for your health. It tried to save your life!" Jeff jokes.
Others notice that there is black fluid on the tarmac under the car and point out that it is leaking oil. There is no such fluid in an electric car, though.
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