Police: Tesla Owner Drove Interstate From Backseat

Oakland’s Fox News affiliate reports:

A 25-year-old man was arrested after he was seen riding in the back seat of a Tesla with no one in the driver’s seat. Param Sharma was arrested Monday evening by California Highway Patrol on two counts of reckless driving and disobeying a peace officer.

Sharma remained unflinching in his attitude about sitting in the backseat while his Tesla drives itself on autopilot. “I’m gonna go in the back seat right now. You feel me? I’m waiting for my car to charge,” Sharma told KTVU in an exclusive interview.

Monday, someone recorded cellphone video of Sharma in his Tesla on Interstate 80, with no human behind the wheel, as required by California law.

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