Heartstopping moment self-driving car smashes into van parked in driveway as driver is slapped with a ticket [Video]

A TESLA on autopilot has caused a devastating smash after plowing into a parked minivan sitting in a man’s driveway.

Shocking video of the horror smash shows the Tesla hitting the minivan with enough force to shatter the rear windshield and send it careening through an open garage door.

The homeowner, who asked to remain anonymous, narrowly avoided catastrophe, saying he was standing just a few feet away at the open garage door when he heard the deafening sound of the crash.

He was planting seedlings when the crash occurred, reported ABC local affiliate WABC-TV.

“I was sitting in the grade …