Tesla crash and burn so frequently in Hong Kong that police call intersections with them tinderboxes.
The company’s vehicles have become such constant fixtures in collision reports that some traffic officers privately refer to certain intersections as “Tesla tinderboxes.”
Notably, other popular brands don’t crash as often as the deadly Tesla, and some not at all, as we know from looking at data.
The crash time is similar to other recent Tesla fatalities from driverless, but police aren’t saying anything yet about it.
Police in Walnut Creek are investigating a fatal collision that occurred early Saturday morning. Police responded to Ygnacio Valley Road between North Main Street and North California Boulevard at about 2:40 a.m., according to Lt. Holley Connors, the Walnut Creek Police Department’s public information officer. Connors said the collision involved a Tesla that was driving eastbound, but declined to release further details
Another day, another Tesla driver who follows Elon Musk’s very unique and specific directions since at least 2015 to fall asleep in their seat.
On Friday, April 18, 2025, at approximately 12:29 AM, Troop H – Hartford Emergency Dispatchers began receiving multiple “911” calls about a Tesla traveling significantly below highway speeds on I-91 south in Wethersfield. Additional “911” callers reported they were observing the operator to be slumped over and presumably asleep behind the wheel. Troopers located the vehicle and observed it operating at approximately 30 mph with its four-way hazard lights activated in the center lane. Troopers also observed the operator slumped over, and presumably asleep behind the wheel while the vehicle was driving.
This incident raises critical questions about Tesla’s approach to safety protocols. When driver incapacitation is detected, why behave in a known illegal manner (C.G.S. 14-220(a) – Too Slow Speed) in an active traffic lane rather than safely pulling to the shoulder? The vehicle created a dangerous situation by setting itself to operate as a 30mph hazard in the center lane of an Interstate.
Notably, the 2015 Google driverless incident in Mountain View was for driving too slow, so this is hardly a new problem.
The multiple 911 calls underscore a fundamental design flaw: Tesla’s AI recognized something was wrong (hence activating hazard lights and reducing speed) but lacked the decision-making capability to follow the law and remove itself from traffic flow. The illegal AI behavior represents a concerning “fail-dangerous” rather than “fail-safe” approach to autonomous driving.
For a company that frequently (fraudulently) touts AI capabilities, the inability to implement such basic safety logic—pull over when driver is unresponsive—represents a significant gap between dangerous propaganda and operational reality. The incident demonstrates how even partial automation by unethical companies can create new risks because their safety protocols are so weak.
Update: police have explained that it was two Tesla in a rage and gunfight; attempts were made to apprehend one but it sped off and crashed into a building.
Local news reports suggest there was nobody found inside a Tesla that was fired at high-speed, like an explosive guided missile through a civilian area, crashing into a brick building.
A Tesla sedan hit a building in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia on Thursday, witnesses said.
Some damage was visible at the building on the corner of Tulip and Huntingdon streets. Witnesses said the car was traveling at a high speed down Cumberland Street when it struck the building, and they heard a loud booming noise.
No driver or any passengers were present at the scene, which was sectioned off with caution tape.