These self-driving cars wouldn’t pass a learner’s permit test.
A feature unveiled last week by Tesla allows owners to “summon” their rides with a smartphone from up to 200 feet away — but the rollout has not been smooth.
A number of owners using the “Smart Summon” feature have shared videos and photos of their Teslas causing fender benders and other parking lot jams as the unoccupied cars navigated the roadway.
“Be forewarned @Tesla @elonmusk Enhanced summon isn’t safe or production ready,” one Twitter user wrote with a photo of his dented blue car.
“Tried in my empty drive way. Car went forward and ran into the side of garage. Love the car but saddened.”
In another “Smart Summon” attempt, a driver has to slam the brakes of their car as a driverless Tesla pulls out of a parking lot and into traffic, video shows.
“My first test of Smart Summon didn’t go so well,” the owner of the car tweeted with the video.
Another video shows a driver slam into a summoned Tesla, causing damage to its front bumper in a parking lot.
“We will claim our insurances but who’s fault do you guys think it’ll be?” the car’s owner David Guajardo wrote with a video of the fender bender.
The fine print on Tesla’s website reminds drivers their cars “may not detect all obstacles” while operating autonomously.
“You are still responsible for your car and must monitor it and its surroundings at all times,” the warning adds.
Tesla did not immediately respond to request for comment.