Dr Andrew Melville Smith was driving his Tesla Model Y on the Full-Self Driving (Supervised) mode along South Australia’s Port Augusta Highway when his windscreen shattered, spraying glass everywhere. It became the first driving car to ever be hit by a meteorite.
"Andrew drives a Tesla, and that night, he wasn’t driving, the car was, 110 km/h (68 mph) down the freeway, and then the window exploded. The car drove on, nice and steady."
Tesla, now field-tested as the world’s safest car if you get hit by a meteorite. This happened yesterday in South Australia.
Field-tested. We do wonder if his insurance covers meteorite damage. The windscreen and Tesla will be a collectible item now, though.
Here’s an update from Matthew that is local to the situation:
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