Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ drives through railroad crossing barriers in viral video
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Tesla-Full-Self-Driving-drive-through-train-crossing-barrier.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>A viral video shows a Tesla Model 3 on “Full Self-Driving” driving straight through railroad crossing barriers in the Los Angeles area, failing to detect the crossing gate entirely.</p> <p>The incident comes on the same day as NHTSA’s deadline for Tesla to turn over critical data from its <a href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/23/tesla-nhtsa-fsd-traffic-violation-investigation-second-extension/">investigation into FSD traffic violations</a> — an investigation that specifically includes railroad crossing failures.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/09/tesla-fsd-drives-through-railroad-crossing-barriers-viral-video/#more-458754">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Tesla-Full-Self-Driving-drive-through-train-crossing-barrier.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>A viral video shows a Tesla Model 3 on “Full Self-Driving” driving straight through railroad crossing barriers in the Los Angeles area, failing to detect the crossing gate entirely.</p>
<p>The incident comes on the same day as NHTSA’s deadline for Tesla to turn over critical data from its <a href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/23/tesla-nhtsa-fsd-traffic-violation-investigation-second-extension/">investigation into FSD traffic violations</a> — an investigation that specifically includes railroad crossing failures.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/09/tesla-fsd-drives-through-railroad-crossing-barriers-viral-video/#more-458754">more…</a>