But the adventure came to an abrupt halt just 55 miles into the trip, when the Tesla Model Y crashed into a highway barrier in New Jersey. The incident, captured on video and shared widely online, underscores the persistent challenges facing Tesla’s autonomous driving ambitions. Musk has touted FSD as a revolutionary feature, but this real-world attempt highlighted its limitations in handling unexpected road conditions. Echoing this, Electrek reported that the duo of Tesla shareholder-influencers had aimed to fulfill Musk’s long-standing claim that Tesla vehicles could drive coast-to-coast without human intervention. Patterns of Peril in Autonomous TechThis isn’t an isolated mishap for Tesla’s self-driving systems.