I may not be good at it, but this is so fun! What got me into this was a tiny watercolor pallet that I saw on TikTok shop and I thought hey that seems fun. Let me give it a try. And here we are 😊
I was using full self drive on standard mode going highways speeds (60mph) with my 2026 Y. I usually keep my hand loosely along the bottom portion of the steering wheel, even on hands-free mode but in this moment I had my hand off the wheel and glanced down to grab my coffee out of the cupholder. Almost as soon as I did, my car jerked to the left harder than usual. I was so panicked in the moment wondering why it was changing lanes so harshly and thinking, am I going to hit someone? When I realized I was headed for the median and not just going to the left lane I tried correcting the wheel but it was too late, I still hit the median. I will say the video makes it seem like I had way more time to react then it really felt like in the moment. You can kind of see the car start to correct before I hit the median, and I truly think it saved me from more damage than occurred. I still hit pretty hard. The Tesla still drives, but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I have to wait on someone to come and see the car while it sits on the lot for a full estimate of damages. I am in no way shape or form blaming self drive. I know that the driver is always liable, even though it doesn’t feel fair what happened. I’m just showing this as a reminder that full self drive is supervised for a reason and even if you have to look away just for a second, be cautious. Stay safe out there.