Tesla's Autopilot Helps Driver Avoid Crash Vehicle in Highway Smoke

Recently, on a section of expressway near the border between Yuzhou and Jiaxian County in Henan Province, a Tesla vehicle encountered sudden dense smoke ahead while driving, severely obstructing visibility. Footage from the car’s dashcam shows that after entering the smoky area at approximately 120 km/h, the vehicle’s system intervened and assisted with steering. The driver then continued turning right, and the car eventually slowed down to about 60 km/h before pulling over onto the emergency lane, successfully avoiding a collision with vehicles ahead. According to the driver, Mr. Wang, visibility was nearly zero within the smoke. Shortly afterward, a white sedan overtook his vehicle from behind and entered the smoky zone, immediately colliding with an Audi ahead and rolling over. After confirming it was safe behind him, Mr. Wang reversed approximately 200 meters back to the accident scene to assist by calling the police and emergency medical services (120). Tesla’s intelligent steering assist function can be activated at speeds between 30 and 140 km/h. When the system detects an obstacle within 1.5 meters ahead, it can automatically execute steering maneuvers to avoid rear-end collisions. In this incident, the system participated in evasive actions under conditions of severely impaired visibility due to the smoke.