I frequently read DimSumDaily for its regular coverage of Tesla crashes in Hong Kong. This new one is especially interesting. The Tesla apparently suddenly veered into a taxi next to it, crashing so violently that it seriously injured a passenger.

…footage shows a taxi, carrying a male passenger, being violently struck on its left side by a Tesla that swerved into the lane. The rear seat passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, was thrown from his seat and flew across the cabin, colliding with the right-side window, which shattered upon impact.

It has symptoms of Autopilot error that investigators will have to dig into. First, the sudden violence of the course change seems inhuman. It’s not a side swipe, but a total crash. Second, the Tesla driver reported a wrist injury from his vehicle abruptly slamming into the one next to it.

The 47-year-old taxi passenger suffered bleeding from his forehead and the right side of his face, while the 56-year-old taxi driver, identified as Mr Koo, experienced chest pain and was taken to hospital. The Tesla driver, a 47-year-old man named Mr Zhang, sustained a wrist injury and was also sent for medical treatment.

The incident occurred in the early hours of last Thursday (27th March) around 4am. The taxi was travelling along Sports Road in Wan Chai when, upon reaching the intersection with Wong Nai Chung Road, it was suddenly struck by the Tesla, which was heading towards Happy Valley, pushing the taxi into the roadside barrier.