Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta runs into a pole, caught on video

Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta runs into a pole in what could be the first FSD accident caught on video

Electrek.co by Fred Lambert

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Watch the video of the Full Self-Driving video crash and read Electrek's take at Electrek.co.

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