India, Oct. 19 -- A 22- year-old Tesla driver claimed he was asleep at the wheel when his vehicle, in Full Self-Driving mode, crashed into a California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle, injuring two officers. The incident took place on October 13 on Interstate 80 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dashcam footage shared on X by the CHP shows the Tesla approaching a patrol vehicle that was stationed at the scene of an earlier crash. Officers had closed several lanes while investigating the incident, with warning flares, traffic cones and flashing emergency lights marking the restricted area.

Despite the warnings, the Tesla entered the closed section and struck the occupied patrol car from behind. Two officers inside the vehicle sustained serious...