California police arrest backseat Tesla 'driver'

The California Highway Patrol arrested Tesla owner Param Sharma on Monday after an officer saw him riding in the backseat of his car with no one behind the wheel. The vehicle was apparently under the control of one of its electronic driver aid features.

According to the report, the officer witnessed Sharma get into the driver's seat and bring the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle was towed and Sharma was taken into custody and charged with reckless driving and disobeying an officer. The CHP said Sharma had previously been cited on April 27 for similar behavior and that video of someone resembling him riding in the back of a Model 3 with no one visible in the driver's seat had been posted to social media. Sharma told KTVU that he spent the night in jail and that after he was released on Tuesday night he rode home in the back seat of a friend's Tesla with no one sitting in the front seat.