Tesla in self-driving mode crashes into fire engine

Model S electric car was travelling at 65mph before the incident

Model S shunt
No one was injured in the collision
(Image credit: Culver City Fire Department)

A Tesla Model S electric car has crashed into the back of a fire engine in California while reportedly in self-driving mode.

The fire department in Culver City, east of Los Angeles, said the Tesla was travelling at 65mph on the Interstate 405 motorway when it “ploughed into the rear” of the fire engine, which was at the scene of a separate road accident.

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