Couple captured sleeping while their car is on self-driving mode on a highway

With AI and automation on the rise, dependency on it is positive but also poses a greater risk especially when there is over dependence.

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A couple was captured sleeping in their car while the car was on self driving road on a highway.

In the viral video, the husband was captured in the driver seat while his wife was also in the passenger seat.

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The pair was comfortably sleeping in their car while the car was on autopilot in the heavy rains on a highway.

The car has been identified as a Tesla Model Y, one of Tesla’s electric vehicles with the auto driving option.

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The video has sparked conversations online with people contemplating on the safety of self driving cars especially under such instances.

Some also believe the passengers in the car are safe with some alleging that those recording are under much bigger risk.

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