--- title: "Terrifying Video Shows Self-Driving Tesla Head Into Oncoming Traffic" description: "In a reent video YouTuber HyperChange had his own rather terrifying incident while testing out Tesla's half-baked Full Self-Driving feature." date: "2022-07-02" modified: "2022-07-02" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/terrifying-video-self-driving-tesla-oncoming-traffic" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Self-Driving Vehicles" - "Tesla" tags: - "elon musk" - "full self-driving" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Terrifying Video Shows Self-Driving Tesla Head Into Oncoming Traffic ![In a reent video YouTuber HyperChange had his own rather terrifying incident while testing out Tesla's half-baked Full Self-Driving feature.]() *\Image: HyperChange via YouTube/Futurism\* ## Wrong Way Tesla's rollout of its controversial "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) beta has challenged, to say the least. Countless [videos]() have shown Tesla vehicles [breaking traffic laws](), veering into the wrong lane, getting dangerously close to pedestrians, and making the wrong turns. In the [latest video](), which dates back to May but only started [making the rounds this week](), Galileo Russell from the YouTube channel HyperChange had his own rather terrifying incident while testing out the half-baked driver assist feature. The car opted to turn right — straight up the wrong way of a one-way street in San Francisco (around the 6:35 mark below). "This is not good," Russell can be heard saying, followed by a stream of expletives. "Damn, this is the worst L." https://youtu.be/t0kXTZJZ87E?t=398 ## Getting Good? Despite the highly dangerous encounter, which could've easily ended in a collision, Russell is still optimistic about the software. For one, the video is titled "Tesla’s Self-Driving Software Is Getting Good." The YouTuber has also repeatedly spoken out about his [personal investments]() in Tesla and how he thinks it's still "a special company" that "sets a new paradigm." "I just felt like I had to make this video because, breaking news, I finally started to use FSD as just a normal person who drives their car — and I'm a super cautious driver," Russell concludes in his recent FSD video. Russel's comments are representative of how some of Tesla's biggest fans can sometimes seem to forgive the company for a lot of things, despite the rather obvious dangers the company's FSD beta poses on public roads. In short, from what we've seen so far, Tesla should clearly think twice about handing out access to its unfinished software. **More on Tesla:** *[Tesla Fires 200 People Working on Its Unfinished Self-Driving Tech]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()