White Box Autonomy

Tesla self-driving (v14) lite runs a red light at 40 mph

Date
Date unknown
Developer / operator
Tesla Inc
Event type
Unexpected or inappropriate behaviour
Outcome
Failure / challenging
Automation status
Unknown
Curator-reviewedCurated

Summary

According to the linked post, its video shows Tesla self-driving v14 lite run a red light at 40 mph.

Written by White Box Autonomy from the sources listed below.

What is observable from the evidence

No separate observed facts are recorded for this event; its summary above and the sources below describe what the evidence shows.

Automation status

Unknown

Whether the driving-automation feature was engaged is a separate question from whether it caused the event.

System / software version

No version is recorded.

Causal attribution

Undetermined

No cause has been recorded or established. Involvement of a driving-automation system is not the same as its being a cause.

What remains unknown

No specific unknowns have been recorded for this event.

Interpretation

No interpretation is offered for this event.

Sources & evidence

The sources below are the evidence. The summary and any interpretation on this page are written by White Box Autonomy and are not themselves evidence.

  1. X post · @RealDanODowd on X

    Published 17 August 2026 · Retrieved 2 October 2026

About this record

Review status: Curator-reviewed. What the review statuses mean.

Origin: Curated. What this means.

Record last reviewed or updated: 21 October 2026.

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