On April 29, Jared Overton parked his all-electric luxury saloon near 400 North and 1030 West in Lindon, Utah County. In 5 minutes, he didn’t like what he saw.
Can’t blame him; no one would like to see their ride under the parked trailer in front, with its windshield smashed. Then again, 99.9 percent of us do not drive a car clever enough to park or drive on its own like Overton’s damaged ride, a Model S with a Summon feature.
Which, Tesla says after conducting an investigation, was all of Overton's doing. In a letter signed by a regional service manager, it states that the mode “was initiated by a double-press of the gear selector stalk button, shifting from Drive to Park and requesting Summon activation.” Three seconds after Overton got out and closed the door, it was activated.
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