This is not an energy-efficiency story, but here's what happened: a video circulating online, reportedly from Canada, shows a Tesla driving about 100 km/h on a two-lane road while the driver appears to be asleep. The car was using Full Self-Driving (Supervised), Tesla's driver-assist software. Despite its name, FSD is not a self-driving system. It's classified as SAE Level 2, meaning the person behind the wheel is still responsible for watching the road and taking over at any moment. Why the car kept driving without the driver reacting isn't clear from the footage, and it's not known whether a monitoring feature failed, was bypassed, or simply wasn't caught on camera.
The clip has drawn mixed reactions online, with some calling it proof the system worked well enough to keep the car in its lane, and others questioning why it didn't detect an unresponsive driver and stop.
Separately, the same report notes an update on an earlier case: a Tesla driver in Katy, Texas, was charged with manslaughter after a crash that killed a woman inside her home. The car had been using Autopilot, another driver-assist feature, and pressing the accelerator while it's engaged is apparently common practice among some drivers.
None of this involves home energy upgrades, so there's nothing here that affects rebates, weatherization, or heat pump programs homeowners are tracking.
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