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CTOnews.com According to a police report released Wednesday, the driver of a 2021 Tesla Model S in an eight-car crash on the San Francisco Bay Bridge last month told police that his car was in fully autonomous driving (FSD) mode, which malfunctioned.

The Thanksgiving crash on Interstate 80 near Treasure Island in San Francisco resulted in two teenagers being taken to local hospitals for minor injuries and a lengthy bridge jam.

Police reports say Tesla changed lanes and slowed to a stop while unsafe, causing another car to hit Tesla and triggering a chain reaction of more crashes.

The Tesla driver told police that the car's FSD was malfunctioning, but police could not determine whether the system was operating at the time or whether the driver's claims were true. If the FSD fails, the driver should manually take over the vehicle, the police report said.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been investigating Tesla's advanced driver assistance system, but has not commented on the incident.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted Tesla's "FSD" software as a potential cash cow for the world's largest electric car maker. But Tesla's advanced driver-assistance systems, and Musk's claims about them, face increasing legal, regulatory and public scrutiny.

CTOnews.com has learned that Tesla uses the $15,000 FSD software as an add-on feature that complements its standard "autopilot" feature, which enables cars to steer, accelerate and brake within their lanes without driver intervention.

Jennifer Homendy, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, questioned Tesla's marketing of the feature as "fully autonomous" when it actually doesn't, and said Tesla must do more to ensure people don't abuse it.

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