Tesla driver arrested on suspicion of DUI may have been asleep at wheel

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California Highway Patrol pulled over a Tesla driver early Friday who was allegedly inebriated and asleep, KCBS Radio reports.

The Model S was traveling 70 miles per hour southbound on Highway 101 near Palo Alto when officers noticed the drier looked drowsy behind the wheel, according to NBC Bay Area.

After seven miles of attempts, CHP was able to pull the vehicle over and question the 45-year-old driver around 3:30 a.m. He then allegedly failed a field sobriety test and was taken into custody.

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Officers are now investigating whether the vehicle was operating in autonomous mode.