AI system
- System
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Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) with cabin driver monitoring, on a Tesla Cybertruck as described by the driver and Teslarati
- Model
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Not assessed
- Release
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Exact release not established.
- Application developer
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Tesla - Role
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Vohra reported that the system detected his unresponsiveness and pulled the vehicle onto the shoulder.
- Configuration
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Vohra reported that Full Self-Driving was engaged. Teslarati identified the vehicle as a Cybertruck.
- Inputs and outputs
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Not assessed
- Autonomy
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Not assessed
- Workflow
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A Tesla Cybertruck with Full Self-Driving (Supervised) engaged on a freeway, by Vohra's account. A cabin driver-monitoring system that, on his account, registered his loss of consciousness. The truck then slowed, put on its hazards and pulled onto the shoulder. A wife on the phone who used Life360 to send emergency services to him within five minutes. Responders attended to him before he had the car continue to the emergency room.
- Human oversight
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Emergency responders attended to the driver before the reported trip to the hospital.
- Relation to AI
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Everything known about what the system did comes from Vohra's post. FSD (Supervised) was engaged, and the driver monitoring system registered that he had lost consciousness. The truck slowed, put on its hazards and pulled onto the shoulder. After responders had attended to him, it drove him to the emergency room. The post carries a video that The American Bazaar describes as showing emergency services responding, not the pull-over itself. Tesla has published no vehicle data or statement. Its account replied with a heart and Elon Musk wrote “Glad you're ok!”. Those replies acknowledge the outcome, not the mechanism. No police, emergency-service or hospital record, freeway location or FSD version has been published.
- AI contribution
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Vohra reported that his Cybertruck detected his loss of consciousness, slowed, activated its hazard lights, and pulled over while Full Self-Driving was engaged. He said that it later drove him to an emergency department.
Benefits
- Outcome identifiers
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Not assessed
- Benefit
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Rishi Vohra says FSD pulled his Cybertruck onto a freeway shoulder after he passed out, 18 February 2026; Musk replied, no data published.
- Category
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Increased Product Safety
- Status
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Not assessed
- Beneficiary groups
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People.
- Beneficiaries
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Not assessed
- Reach
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Not assessed
- Distribution and access
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Not assessed
- Duration
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Not assessed
- Expected?
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Yes
- Costs and harms
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Not assessed
Measurement
- Studies
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Not assessed
- Study design
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Not assessed
- Measurement
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Not assessed
- Setting and sample
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Not assessed
- Measures
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Not assessed
- Comparison
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Assumed alternative: a manually driven vehicle whose driver loses consciousness
- Results
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Assumed comparison. Reference: would have likely crashed or caused a pileup. Result: immediately slowed, activated hazards, and safely pulled over to the shoulder.
- Additional value from AI
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Not assessed
- Limitations
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The account comes from the driver. Coverage describes a video of responders, rather than of the vehicle pulling over. No vehicle logs, official account, or software version confirms the mechanism.
- Denominators
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Not assessed
- Materials for replication
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Not assessed
Money
- Kind of value
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Not assessed
- Amount
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Not assessed
- Currency and prices
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Not assessed
- Period and unit
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Not assessed
- Realization
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Not assessed
- Recipients and payers
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Not assessed
- Gross or net
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Not assessed
- Included costs
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Not assessed
- Comparison
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Not assessed
- Method
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Not assessed
- Return and payback
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Not assessed
People and places
- Participants
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Developer:
Tesla. - Jurisdictions
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Developer:
United States. - Ownership and control
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Not assessed
- Dependencies
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Not assessed
- Cross-border connections
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Not assessed
- Geopolitical implications
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Not assessed
Follow-up
- Conditions for replication
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FSD (Supervised) requires driver supervision, per Storyboard18. An unconscious driver is outside its intended operating condition. Whatever stopped the truck was a fallback, not a substitute for an attentive driver. The account is Vohra's alone. No Tesla vehicle data, police or emergency-service record, hospital statement, freeway location, FSD version or footage of the pull-over has been published. The replies from Elon Musk and Tesla's account acknowledge the outcome without confirming the mechanism. Vohra chose to have the car take him to the emergency room after responders had reached him. Emergency services, not the car, were the documented first response.
- Replication attempts
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Not assessed
- Later findings
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No vehicle data, Tesla confirmation or later development was found after the February 2026 reports.
- Availability
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Not assessed
- Institutional decision
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Not assessed
- Grounds
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Not assessed
- Action and result
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Not assessed
- Success criterion
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Not assessed
Evidence
- Source numbers
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AIBD-0157-source-0001–0006
- Citations
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Numbered references below.
- Language
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Not assessed
- Source relationships
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Beneficiary, Independent, Developer
- Original evidence
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Not assessed
- Access and versions
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Not assessed
- Supported findings
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Not assessed
- Evidence links
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Not assessed
- Evidence strength
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Not assessed
- Missing evidence
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Not assessed
Grades
- Assessed benefits
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People.
- Depth
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People: 3.
- Reasons
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People: By his account Vohra was unconscious at freeway speed and the truck stopped on the shoulder without hitting anything. It then took him to an emergency room, where he was stabilized overnight. He and the Indian outlets call it life-saving. The only source is his post. No vehicle data, police, emergency-service or hospital record has been published. The freeway, FSD version and hospital are unnamed.
- Observed or intended
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Not assessed
- Rubric
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Not assessed
- Assessor and date
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Not assessed
- Alternative assessments
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Not assessed
- Fill
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Independently reported
Entry details
- Kind
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Not assessed
- Related entries
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Not assessed
- Field
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Road vehicle crash avoidance. Automotive.
- Purpose
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Tesla sells Full Self-Driving (Supervised) as driver assistance that still requires driver supervision, as Storyboard18 notes. Its cabin driver-monitoring system watches the driver. Vohra credits that monitoring with detecting his loss of consciousness. He credits the system with slowing, putting on hazards and pulling onto the shoulder. Keeping the car out of a crash is what the system is built to do. Tesla has not described whether the stop was a designed unresponsive-driver fallback. The later drive to the emergency room used the system's ordinary point-to-point driving.
- Dates
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Date basis unassessed: 2026 (precision unassessed). Updated: 21 October 2026.
- Stage
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Not assessed
- Version
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SHA-256: b229eb9a17df…
References
- Other identifiers
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oecd_aim: 2026-02-20-66a3.
- Category mappings
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Not assessed
- Brief
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Not assessed
- Revisions
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7 revisions. Latest: 21 October 2026.
Sources
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News report Independent author
Alvarez, S. (2026). Tesla Cybertruck owner credits FSD for saving life after freeway medical emergency. Teslarati (enthusiast site), 20 February 2026.
It detected I lost consciousness (thanks to the driver monitoring system), immediately slowed, activated hazards, and safely pulled over to the shoulder.
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News report Independent author
Chouhan, M. S. (2026). Elon Musk responds after Indian-origin man says Tesla drove him to ER when he fainted mid-drive. Hindustan Times, 20 February 2026.
A Tesla owner has claimed that the company’s autonomous driving technology helped prevent a potentially fatal accident after he lost consciousness behind the wheel during a medical emergency.
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News report Independent author
While Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system still requires driver supervision and remains under regulatory scrutiny in several regions
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News report Independent author
The user also posted a video of emergency services responding to the accident.
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Press release Developer
Musk, E. (2026). Reply on X, @elonmusk, 19 February 2026 (18:26 UTC), status 2024551075576189357.
Glad you’re ok! ❤️
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Other Beneficiary
My Tesla literally saved my life yesterday. What started as a normal drive turned terrifying fast.