Oops! Autonomous robot struck and killed by a self-driving Tesla in Las Vegas ahead of CES

Tesla has found itself involved in yet another self-driving car accident – and this time, its victim was a $2,000-per-day rentable humanoid robot. In what many are speculating was an over-the-top PR stunt, Promobot revealed one of its model v4 robots was'killed' by a Tesla Model S on a Las Vegas street ahead of CES. The accident occurred on Paradise Rd Sunday night as engineers transported the firm's robots to the display booth. In what many are speculating was an over-the-top PR stunt, Promobot revealed one of its model v4 robots was'killed' by a Tesla Model S on a Las Vegas street ahead of CES According to Promobot, a number of robots were making their way to the booth around 7 p.m. when one of them stepped out of line and into the parking lot roadway. As it did, it was struck by a Tesla Model S operating in autonomous mode.