Journalist claims Tesla’s new self-driving software nearly caused him to crash twice

One of the most unique features of Tesla  (TSLA) - Get Free Report vehicles is the ability to drive themselves, but with that comes the inherent risk that there will be a bug in the software just like what happened to one prominent electric vehicle journalist.

Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, published a story on his website on Sept. 1 claiming that his Tesla Model 3 tried to “kill” him when he tested the beta version of Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving mode (v11.4.7) on his Model 3.

“I was testing Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta update last night (v11.4.7), and a new aggressive bug has nearly made me crash at highway speed twice,” Lambert wrote.

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Lambert explained that he was driving at around 73 mph and the system was pushing him to the left lane to pass the car, but continued on and nearly hit the median strip. He said he was fortunate that he was holding onto the wheel, which is instructed by Tesla for those who are testing its software beta.

Lambert said he tried the self-driving mode again, and the same issue happened again. He claims he’s never encountered an issue like this while testing the beta, and called his post a “public service announcement” to alert any other testers.

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He said that Tesla does ask for testers to send a message whenever they disengage the system, and Lambert did try to alert the company that their system “tried to kill” him.

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