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A Tesla saloon in Autopilot mode has crashed into a parked police car in Southern California, authorities have said.
Police Sgt. Jim Cota said the officer was not in the vehicle during the crash Tuesday in Laguna Beach. He said the Tesla driver suffered minor injuries. The police SUV ended up with its two passenger-side wheels on a pavement.
Driver dies after Tesla crashes through fence and into pond in California
And on Friday an American man announced on Twitter that he had crashed his Tesla Model 3 in in Greece reportedly after his Autopilot mode malfunctioned, posting up a photo of what appeared to be the front of his car with one wheel ripped out.
“@elonmusk, this is what happened when my Autopilot malfunctioned,” driver You You Xue tweeted. “Glad I’m not dead, would you please investigate?”

Hey @elonmusk this is what happened when my Autopilot malfunctioned. Glad I'm not dead, would you please investigate? pic.twitter.com/2HH5uPNKYA
— You You Xue (@youyouxue) May 26, 2018

A Greek police official said on Tuesday that no other vehicle was involved in the Friday-night accident in northern Greece and no one was injured.
The official said driver Xue, an American touring Europe, did not break any driving laws and passed a Breathalyzer test administered on the spot.
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The accident happened on a highway outside the northern town of Florina. The local police official requested anonymity because he was not authorised to brief the media.
Xue said in a social media posting that the car swerved suddenly off course at a fork while in autopilot mode.
Tesla’s semi-autonomous Autopilot mode has come under scrutiny following other recent crashes. The carmaker said the function is not designed to avoid a collision and warns drivers not to rely on it entirely.


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The California police SUV ended up with its two passenger-side wheels on a pavement, while the accident in Greece reportedly came after the Autopilot mode malfunctioned

Cars are lined up near the Tesla Motors factory complex in Fremont, California, in 2016. Photo: Bay Area News Group

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A Tesla Model S with an Autopilot feature slammed into the back of a fire department mechanic’s truck at a stop light on Friday, apparently without braking. Photo: South Jordan Police Department via AP

In this Friday, May 11, 2018, photo released by the South Jordan Police Department shows a traffic collision involving a Tesla Model S sedan with a Fire Department mechanic truck stopped at a red light in South Jordan, Utah. Witnesses indicated the Tesla Model S did not brake prior to impact. Police Sgt. Samuel Winkler said the car's air bags were activated and that the Tesla's 28-year-old driver suffered a broken right ankle, while the driver of the mechanic truck didn't require treatment. Police in a Salt Lake City suburb say it's not immediately known whether a Tesla Model S sedan's semi-autonomous Autopilot driving system was in use when it rear-ended a truck apparently without braking before impact at approximately 60 mph. (South Jordan Police Department via AP)

Tesla driver dies after car crashes through fence, then plunges into  pond in California

A Tesla Model S is shown after being pulled out of a pond on Monday near San Ramon, California. The driver, who was killed, veered off the road, crashed through a fence and into the pond, authorities said. Photo: KNTV via AP

This photo provided by NBC Bay Area-KNTV shows a Tesla car after it was pulled from a pond near the city of San Ramon, Calif., on Monday, May 21, 2018. Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area are investigating the death of a man after the Tesla car he was driving veered off a road, crashed through a fence and into a pond. (Bob Rendell/NBC Bay Area/KNTV via AP)

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The California police SUV ended up with its two passenger-side wheels on a pavement, while the accident in Greece reportedly came after the Autopilot mode malfunctioned


The California police SUV ended up with its two passenger-side wheels on a pavement, while the accident in Greece reportedly came after the Autopilot mode malfunctioned.


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Teslas ‘crash with Autopilot engaged’ in California and Greece

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The California police SUV ended up with its two passenger-side wheels on a pavement, while the accident in Greece reportedly came after the Autopilot mode malfunctioned

The California police SUV ended up with its two passenger-side wheels on a pavement, while the accident in Greece reportedly came after the Autopilot mode malfunctioned