Tesla autopilot crash: Driver ticketed for careless driving after car in self-driving mode crashes in South Brunswick, New Jersey [Video]

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. (WABC) — A driver was ticketed for careless driving after their Tesla, which was on autopilot, crashed into a vehicle parked in a driveway in New Jersey.

A video from inside the Tesla, which was turning off Georges Road in South Brunswick onto a side street.

Its sensors apparently picked up a white SUV you see coming from the opposite direction on that same side street. Police say the Tesla was on autopilot.

“They’re asserting that it was fully automatic. They were negotiating a turn, to turn into a very narrow street. When they turned, they were essentially facing another vehicle head-on. According to them the car reacted to avoid the head-on collision and ended up accelerating straight into a residential driveway,” South Brunswick Police Det. Sgt. Tim Hoover said.

The crash happened around 5 p.m. Monday. The owner of the minivan in the driveway that was struck, who did not want …