Tesla doesn’t seem to have any of the collision avoidance capability that it has been promising for a decade.
The crash between the bicyclist and a 2018 Tesla took place about 10 p.m. on Main Street, just east of Escondido Avenue.
The Tesla was headed west in the No. 2 lane, “while the bicyclist traveled in the middle of the [No. 2] lane without lights on,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a written statement.
“The driver of the Tesla saw the bicyclist too late and was unable to swerve out of the way due to other vehicles on the roadway,” according to the statement. “The driver struck the bicyclist, knocked him off the bicycle and into a nearby field.”
Swerve? Hit the brakes. Knocking a cyclist into a field suggests the Tesla was going way too fast.