Police report dashcam footage confirmed attempts to brake and steer around the man before he was hit by the right front of the vehicle.Police report dashcam footage confirmed attempts to brake and steer around the man before he was hit by the right front of the vehicle.Oct 22, 2026, 6:07 PM UTCIllustration by Alex Castro / The VergeA 71-year-old man was fatally hit by a Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode while crossing I-80 in Vallejo, CA around 2:30 AM on Thursday, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The California Highway Patrol’s statement to media outlets says it reviewed video of the accident from the Tesla’s dashcam, which “showed the Tesla’s brakes being applied as the vehicle steered to the left in an effort to avoid the pedestrian […] Despite these evasive actions, the right front portion of the Tesla struck the individual.”According to the Chronicle, authorities believe at least one other vehicle struck the pedestrian after the Tesla, but other than the Tesla driver, who stopped and remained at the scene, no other drivers stopped. The CHP Solano Area office is asking that anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information contact them.Last week in a separate incident on I-80, a driver said he was asleep and using FSD when his Tesla plowed into a police car that was stopped at the scene of an accident. After that incident, CHP warned drivers that “Despite its name, full self-driving is not fully autonomous. Technology does not relieve drivers of their responsibility to safely operate their vehicles.”Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Stevie BonifieldThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Tesla driver using Full Self-Driving struck and killed a man crossing I-80
