05/21/2019

You know, you can try as much as you’d like to, but you CANNOT hit a Tesla.

The other day, I was driving along the highway, and I saw a Tesla.

For those of you who don’t know, Tesla cars are expert at accident avoidance. If a car is about to hit them, its autopilot instantly takes over and avoids the accident with ease.

Back to my story.

For legal reasons, I’m going to tell the story from the POV of a third-person omniscient narrator.

Mike, driving along the parkway in his Ford Fusion, noticed the Tesla and, recalling its autopilot accident-avoidance capabilities that he read about online, decided to put them to the test. He accelerated towards the rear bumper of the Tesla, which instantly sped up to avoid the accident before returning to its initial speed. Mike, at his point realizing that Tesla’s autopilot is indeed “the real deal,” decided to test the car’s abilities further, so he sped around the side of the vehicle in an attempt to cut it off. After cutting the vehicle off, he jammed on his breaks, at which point the Tesla seamlessly changed lanes to avoid the accident. Mike, not wanting to give up without a fight, followed the Tesla one lane over. At this point, the Tesla was sandwiched between the cement shoulder and Mike’s car, which was rapidly nearing the Tesla. The Tesla, its autopilot not to be challenged, accelerated at an incredible rate, narrowly avoiding Mike’s side-swipe attempt.

How impressive!

You cannot hit a Tesla, as many times as you might try to. It’s truly fascinating.

The only reason why I wouldn’t try this at home is because the driver of the Tesla will assume that you have some vendetta against them, because nobody would ever believe that you’re targeting their car for no reason other than to see if it’s as powerful as Elon Musk describes it.

Until next time,

Michael J. Erickson, CEO & Co-Founder