Dangerously trending: driverless Tesla videos on social media


Videos showing people recklessly partying in their Teslas with no one behind the wheel are flooding social media. — Reuters

NEW YORK: It was a boozy joyride captured for TikTok with a soundtrack provided by Justin Bieber and with a Tesla serving as the “Designated Driver” for the night.

In the short video, three young men are shown dancing in their seats, beers nearby, as the vehicle moves down the highway near other cars at 65 miles per hour (105 kilometers per hour), as shown on the speedometer.

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