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He Was Allegedly Asleep as His Tesla Drove on a Bay Area Freeway. Turns Out There’s Not a Law Against That

The CHP cited the driver for unsafe speed after an officer spotted the Tesla in self-driving mode at 60 mph with the driver slumped asleep.

Summary by Lodinews.com
A Tesla’s driver was pulled over for apparently sleeping at the wheel on Interstate 80 in Solano County, the California Highway Patrol said. Because California’s vehicle code has no specific law against that, he was cited for “unsafe speed.” “What’s…

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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Jose, United States on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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