A man in his 30s who grabbed the wheel in Autonomous Driving mode after drinking was taken into police custody.

Officers from Dongdaemun Police Station conduct a focused crackdown on after-school traffic violations in the school zone in front of Jangpyeong Elementary School in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, on the 12th. The photo is unrelated to the article. /Courtesy of News1.

The Suwon Yeongtong Police Station in Gyeonggi said on the 13th that it booked a person identified as A on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving).

A is accused of driving a Tesla while intoxicated from the Yeongtong Central Shopping District public parking lot in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, to near Cheongmyeong Station at about 12:17 a.m. that day.

The distance is about 1.5 kilometers and takes about five minutes by car.

Police responded to a report of suspected drunk driving and apprehended A at about 12:21 a.m.

At the time of detection, A was reportedly driving in Autonomous Driving mode with loud music on.

A's blood alcohol concentration was at a license-revocation level.

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