TikTok Video of Sleeping California Woman in Self-Driving Tesla Goes Viral, Sparks Debate

• A civilian recorded a TikTok video of a woman sleeping in a Tesla car while it was in self-drive mode
• According to Reuters, Tesla's self-driving technology is designed to assist with steering, braking, speed and lane changes but does not make the vehicle autonomous
• The video had over 6 million views and elicited mixed reactions from the public about the safety of self-driving technology

A civilian from California recorded a TikTok video of a woman sleeping while her Tesla car was in self-drive mode. While innovative, the electric vehicles produced by Elon Musk's Tesla company (named after the iconic inventor Nikola Tesla) have notoriously been filmed, causing accidents while in this mode.

"She is out," the civilian said. "Sleeping completely while this car is driving her. Look at how dangerous that is."

Read also

Crazy TikTok video shows woman purposefully bashing into multiple cars in parking lot, leaves people speechless

The TikTok video of a woman sleeping in self-driving Tesla goes viral

According to an article by Reuters, the technology that makes self-driving possible is 'designed to assist with steering, braking, speed and lane changes, but its features do not make the vehicle autonomous.'

The video had over 6 million views at the time of publishing and has since been posted by the New York Post's TikTok account. You can take a look at the footage for yourself below:

Netizens had mixed opinions on the video

It seemed that not everyone was as equally outraged or concerned about the sleeping passenger. Here is what they had to say:

@Paulette Dawson disagreed:

"I mean, I prefer a driver asleep in a Tesla than most of the drivers awake."

Read also

Video of SA cop dancing and partying in police uniform goes TikTok viral, citizens stunned: "New mahlalela"

@DecoGlam said:

"Dangerous??! This is what I've been waiting for my whole life! I'm ready for self-driving cars and house-cleaning robots. A robot chef would be nice too."

BradaDawn65 added:

"Even though it’s a Tesla, you are still supposed to stay awake and be aware."

@Wotonmugus commented:

"I know it's dangerous, but I like the idea that I could have a road trip by myself and sleep the whole time."

Dr Musa Mthombeni flaunts his custom-made green BMW E30s

In other news about car innovation, Briefly News reported on Dr Musa Mthombeni showing off his modified BMW on Instagram. The famous personality was so proud of his design that he told audiences to keep their feedback to themselves because it was perfect the way it was.

Still, many loved the car anyway.

@just_mulo noted: "But you should get different rims…but oksalayo bafo it’s hot."

Read also

"You can't park the car there", South Africans clown a car crashed into a wall

Source: Briefly News