Tesla car ‘tricked’ into operating without driver

Two men were killed on April 17 when a Tesla Model S crashed into a tree in Texas.

A Tesla car was ‘easily tricked’ into operating without a driver during an investigation carried out days after a fatal crash. Picture: PA

A Tesla car was “easily tricked” into operating without a driver during an investigation carried out days after a fatal crash.

US magazine Consumer Reports said its engineer was able to make a Tesla Model Y continue to travel on a test track even when he moved out of the driver’s seat.