Tesla driver in multi-car crash told police self-driving software malfunctioned


FILE PHOTO A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a Tesla dealership in New York U.S. April 29 2016. REUTERSLucas Jackson

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a Tesla dealership in New York, U.S., April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The driver of a 2021 Tesla Model S involved in an eight-vehicle crash last month on San Francisco's Bay Bridge told police he was in Full-Self Driving (FSD) mode which had malfunctioned, according to a police report made public Wednesday.

The Thanksgiving Day crash on Interstate-80 near Treasure Island resulted in two juveniles being transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries and led to lengthy delays on the bridge.

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