Sleeping Long Island teen busted for DUI after driving Tesla down Connecticut highway on autopilot: ‘Just dangerous’

NY Post ^ | 04/24/25 | Patrick Reilly

[ChicagoConservative27]

How stupid can you be

[FlingWingFlyer]

Luigi and now Guido. What are the Italians pissed off about? Tariffs?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Ironically, it was probably safer for him to be asleep with the car driving on autopilot than him driving it blind drunk.

[mewzilla]

https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/ny-man-arrested-after-falling-asleep-at-the-wheel-on-i-91-state-police-say/

FWIW, I wouldn’t assume the perp is Italian or a native.

[sit-rep]

indeed!!... so I would opine that this particular drunk was concerned for the safety of others and entrusted modern AI to drive the vehicle!

Not Guilty!!

[grumpygresh]

It’s not DUI. It’s RUI and that’ll be the defense.

[TheWriterTX]

Gallegos is a Spanish name, not Italian.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’ve probably seen too many DeNiro movies.

[posterchild]

Do Teslas know when to pull over for police?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Says he’s a “Garden City native.” Probably got screwed up with “Olive Garden”.

[mowowie]

I saw this vid on youtube a while back where this kid hung ankle weights on his tesla steering wheel while cruising down the highway then grabbed a blanket and took a nap in the back seat.

[albie]

What’s a 19 year old doing with a Tesla?!

[monkeyshine]

Yeah my buddy was able to do that. He hung a paperweight on the steering wheel which the sensors registered as “hands on the wheel”. But I don’t think that works anymore on the newer models. I think they have cameras that have to see your eyes to auto drive. Someone else can confirm. Though that doesn’t explain this story. Maybe he had the older system.

[The Louiswu]

This was bound to happen, this new tech will bring new challenges, new legal challenges in this case.

[TexasGator]

“Do Teslas know when to pull over for police?”

I won’t reveal the ending. Read the article.

[chajin]

Gallegos is a Spanish name

NOBODY expects the Spanish drunk driving on autopilot!

[FamiliarFace]

I think his Italian mother married a Spanish father.

[genetic homophobe]

I recently rode in a Tesla, self driving, in “hurry” mode. I was AMAZED at how well it drove. Every so often it vibrates the steering wheel to make sure you’re awake. I commented it drove so well, it should be legal to drink and drive as long as it’s in self drive mode.

[PMAS]

Garden City is a mega rich neighborhood

[rlmorel]

Hahahahahahaha!