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... Tesla's autonomous driving features have been a key selling point for Elon Musk's electric vehicles, but as owners trust these features more, we're learning just how imperfect they are.

The police in Fullerton, CA say that a Tesla in self-driving mode collided with a police car this week while officers were on the scene of an unrelated traffic collision. If this sounds familiar, that's because Teslas are gaining an undesirable reputation for running into parked emergency vehicles.

On June 13, a police cruiser was parked at the intersection of Orangethorpe and Courtney Avenues in Fullerton after responding to a fatal DUI crash. The vehicle in question was blocking the road while an officer routed traffic away from the original accident. Shortly after midnight, the Tesla Model S slammed into the cruiser, appearing not to brake at all. The officer was able to move out of the way in time, and the driver of the Tesla was not seriously injured.

According to the report, the police car was stationary with its emergency lights on. Police had also placed several flares on the road to alert drivers to the hazard. The Tesla's owner admitted that the car was in "self drive mode" and they were distracted using their phone at the time of the accident. You can see the crash play out in the Instagram post below. ...

@#1

imo, his is not a good thing.

Tesla really seems to need to get its autonomous driving act together.

For starters... does it work, or does it not work?

If the latter, what in the world is it doing on public roads?

@#3

That is likely to be the huge issue here.

The legal department of Tesla proffering fine print, vs the marketing department of Tesla wanting to empty those hordes of unsold Teslas.