Man Leaves SA in Stitches, Screams in Surprise after Seeing Tesla Car Drive Itself with No One Inside
- One man was stunned to spot a self-driving Tesla car and went into a frenzy as the whip moved with no one in it
- As the car owner made the Tesla car drive forward while standing outside using his phone, the flabbergasted man kept screaming
- The stunned Nigerian described the inside of the Tesla car which is always known as looking like a spaceship
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One man identified as Chief Obi was overwhelmed with emotions after seeing a Tesla self-driving car in action.
According to Tesla, all their cars have the hardware needed in the future for full self-driving in almost all circumstances.
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In a short video reposted by @mufasatundeednut on Instagram, the man is seen with another fellow who parked his self-driving Tesla car at a distance.
He marvelled in his native language while recording the video, stating that the owner of the whip was controlling it using his phone.
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Obi then called for a small showcase which the car owner did using his phone, much to the excitement of the man.
The two men entered the car which Obi tagged as a spaceship. The car owner stated that the self-driving whip is always on all the time.
Watch the video below:
Social media reactions
@sylvia_anyalechi said:
"What if there is no light in his area to charge it . I hope gen can work too."
@eeeshola said:
"Wahala for who never see Tesla before! So many things for Naija Dey funny! Things wey be normalcy na like miracle to some people for Naija."
@nelly__gramm said:
"Vanity upon Vanity, All these Worldly things doesn't matter in Heaven, Focus on your Heavenly race."
@psalmist_vicky said:
"I remember those years if your father doesn’t have Volvo you are nothing… Today see!!!"
@alexdoubleup said:
"And your baba wey deg ask your for human head to make you rich can't even create a simple torch."
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In the now-viral video, a little girl is recorded getting her hair coloured a vibrant shade of blonde.
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