A Tesla with active automated driving almost caused a tragedy: had it not been for the human driver on board to intervene and the vehicle would not have stopped before the imminent passage of a train.
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01/09/2026
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News to Minutes
Pare, listen and look. We have since been taught to respect these three essential attitudes before crossing a level crossing. But a Tesla with the active supervised automated driving system (FSD) did not want to comply with them.
In a video of the camera on board published on social network X (ex-Twitter), you can see the car approaching the level crossing without stopping at just under 15 km/ h. It can be seen that the FSD was active at that time, until the human conductor stopped to avoid a potential tragedy. The sharing is Lei Xing, a journalist presenting the podcast China EVs & More.
The FSD system was in its latest version (14.3.7), the journalist replied to a comment. The publication reads: “I'd have been hit by the train if I hadn't stopped. The crossing lights on the railway were flashing and the horns of the train sounded loud.”.
It should be noted that, according to Electrek, which quotes NBC News, more than 40 car situations have already been reported. Tesla who didn't stop on level tickets. This shows that automated driving still requires development, being far from perfect technology when it is still in a relatively young phase.