4 lane of the freeway with its emergency lights on for around 5 seconds when the 2015 Tesla Model S crashed into the back of the 2009 Spartan Fire truck at around 65 mph, according to the CHP. Photo: San Jose Firefighters Facebook Page Photo: San Jose Firefighters Facebook Page Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close 1 arrested after Tesla crashes into San Jose fire truck 1 / 18 Back to Gallery 
 
 A 37-year-old Monterey man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he crashed his Tesla sedan into the back of a San Jose Fire Department engine early Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. They reported on Twitter that a Tesla vehicle rear-ended one of their fire engines again: 
 
 TESLA near miss! pic.twitter.com/gDQzXrFZ5S — SanJoseFireFighters (@SJFirefighters) August 25, 2018 
 
 Firefighters with the San Jose Fire Department tweeted details of the crash from an unofficial Twitter account, saying, ‘For the 2nd time in recent months SJ FF’s escaped serious injury as a @teslamotors “Zero Emissions” vehicle slammed into the back of a #SJFD FireEngine”. We contacted Tesla about the situation and the company responded with the following statement: 
 
 “Tesla has not yet received any data from the car, but we are working to establish the facts of the incident.” 
 
 A few hours later, things got more complicated because the Tesla driver, 37-year-old Michael Tran of Monterey, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. NBC reported that the police report makes note that Tran blamed Autopilot when talking to the police officers: 
 
 “Tran told officers “I think I had auto-pilot on,” but it was unclear whether the Tesla was in self-driving mode when it crashed into the firetruck. The collision sent Tran and his passenger, 26-year-old Yorleyda Londono of Monterey, to San Jose Region Medical Center with minor injuries.” 
 
 Of course, Autopilot is not a “self-driving mode” as mentioned in the article.
– A Tesla driver who said he thought his car was in Autopilot mode crashed into the back of a firetruck in San Jose early Saturday. The California Highway Patrol says the Tesla rear-ended a fire engine that was stopped with its emergency lights activated along US-101 around 1am. The 37-year-old driver, Michael Tran, told officers, "I think I had Autopilot on." The Mercury News reports the Tesla's speed was allegedly about 65mph. Tran was later arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the two firefighters in the firetruck were not injured and that Tran and a female passenger in the Tesla were taken to San Jose Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. Tesla's semi-autonomous Autopilot mode has come under scrutiny following other recent crashes. The carmaker says the function is not designed to avoid a collision and warns drivers not to rely on it entirely. It is unclear whether Autopilot was activated in this case. Tesla says in a statement that it "has not yet received any data from the car, but we are working to establish the facts of the incident." Oddly, Electrek reports it's apparently the third time a Tesla "reportedly on Autopilot" has crashed into a fire truck in California this year: The two previous incidents occurred in Culver City and San Jose.