A recent viral video appears to show someone using their Tesla’s “Smart Summon: autopilot feature to call the car to them — only for the vehicle to crash into a multimillion-dollar jet parked on an airport tarmac.
Vice News reports that in a recent viral video, a Tesla using its autopilot feature appears to collide with an expensive jet parked at an airport. Tesla Model Y vehicles are equipped with a “Smart Summon” feature that allows owners to call their vehicle to them. This is often used to drive a vehicle from the back of a parking lot to the front where the owner is waiting, or in other situations in which the car is relatively close to the owner.
In a new video, a Tesla Model Y is seen driving slowly on an airport tarmac where it approaches a Cirrus Vision jet, collides with the rear of the jet, and keeps driving — moving the 1.5-ton jet in a half-circle before stopping.
Footage of the situation can be seen below:
lol someone tried to summon their Tesla via autopilot at an aviation trade show and it crashed into a 3 million dollar jet pic.twitter.com/ae1Th49YsG
— waffle party planner (@Phylan) April 22, 2022
The video was initially posted to the r/Flying subreddit on Reddit by a user who said that they saw the situation unfold at an event hosted by aircraft manufacturer Cirrus. The same user wrote in r/TeslaMotors: “I also drive a Tesla Model Y – but was not the poor soul (with poor decision-making abilities) who summoned his Tesla around several expensive aircraft – only to crash it into the most expensive one ($3,500,000)!”
Breitbart News has previously covered the various issues with Tesla’s Smart Summon feature, a few examples can be seen below:
Other party thinks that I was actually driving because I ran to my car before he got out. Please give me some advise. @LikeTeslaKim @TesLatino @Model3Owners @teslaownersSV @teslamodel3fan pic.twitter.com/ScE12wHqA9
— 🇺 David F Guajardo Ὠ (@DavidFGuajardo) September 28, 2019
Be forewarned @Tesla @elonmusk Enhanced summon isn’t safe or production ready. Tried in my empty drive way. Car went forward and ran into the side of garage. Love the car but saddened. #Tesla #TeslaModel3 pic.twitter.com/tRZ88DmXAW
— AB (@abgoswami) September 28, 2019
One video even showed a man’s Tesla driving directly into traffic:
So, @elonmusk – My first test of Smart Summon didn't go so well. @Tesla #Tesla #Model3 pic.twitter.com/yC1oBWdq1I
— Roddie Hasan – راضي حسن (@eiddor) September 28, 2019
Read more at Vice News here.
Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter @LucasNolan or contact via secure email at the address lucasnolan@protonmail.com
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