After a Tesla crash, more doubts drivers can be trusted with self-driving tech like AutoPilot

The driver of a Tesla Model S crashed into a fire truck while driving down a California highway. SAN FRANCISCO -- If you want proof that people will push the limits of a technology, even if at risk to their lives, look no farther than last week's crash of a Tesla Model S in Utah. According to a report issued Wednesday by police in South Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City, the 28-year-old woman at the wheel of the $100,000 electric sedan engaged Autopilot -- Tesla's driver-assist software that requires driver oversight -- and then didn't touch the steering wheel for 80 seconds. Until she hit a stopped fire struck at 60 mph. That she walked away with only a broken foot likely warrants a separate story on how the Model S can handle a crash.