English transcript

Tonight, a story about a split-second decision that saved a life.

When we usually talk about self-driving cars, it's after something goes wrong.

A glitch, a failure, an accident. This story is different.

On a lonely stretch of Highway 54 in New Mexico,

Clifford Lee says he's alive tonight not because of his own reflexes,

but because of his Cybertruck. In Full Self-Driving mode, made the decision for him.

Check this out.

Keep your eyes on the headlights in the distance. In about 10 seconds,

you will see a life-or-death decision that will take your breath away.

Then it hit me that I almost got killed, actually.

I was shaking uncontrollably for a while.

Clifford Lee was heading northbound on a long road trip through New Mexico on

Highway 54,

using Tesla's Full Self-Driving mode, or FSD. It is a two-lane highway.

A massive big rig was heading his way. Behind it, the

driver of a pickup truck growing impatient.

All Clifford saw were headlights.

I think it was like five second out. And around three second, I realized he would

not make it.

He doesn't look like he was making any progress in front of the semi.

And I couldn't tell exactly whether he was

already beyond the center line or not, but he was getting so close. At... we are...

I'm traveling 75 at the time. I tried to jerk it, and already car was moving.

There was no room for error.

An overcorrection would have bounced Clifford's Cybertruck off the guardrail.

And I tried to turn around, and FSD must be kicked in.

You know, quite frankly, I don't remember what I did and when

I did what.

Here it is slowed down and multiple angles.

He says FSD surgically maneuvered the Cybertruck out of a potentially

deadly head-on collision.