SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — A Tesla driver was caught on video apparently catching some Z’s while the car cruised down a freeway near Camp Pendleton on Sunday, KTLA reported.

The motorist sent the brief cellphone video to KTLA, which appears to show the driver’s head tilted to the right while the car is in motion, possibly with self-driving mode engaged. The Tesla continued traveling in the Interstate 5 southbound lanes near Camp Pendleton as people behind the video can be heard laughing.

The incident caught on camera Sunday is one of the latest involving drivers who appeared to be asleep behind the wheel of a self-driving vehicle.

Last month, a Bay Area woman captured what appeared to be a startling and potentially dangerous moment on a highway in Marin County: a man slumped back in the driver’s seat of a Tesla Cybertruck, eyes closed, apparently asleep while the vehicle continued moving in self-driving mode. It remains unclear whether he was asleep or simply resting — the brevity of the video makes it difficult to say definitively.

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The 27-second video was filmed on May 16 by Taylor Bisacky, a former TV news professional now working as a content creator in the tech industry. Bisacky posted the footage to Instagram with a caption that summed up the reaction of many Bay Area residents: “Just another day in the Bay and another Tesla owner asleep at the wheel.”

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The videos come amid a push from California lawmakers aimed at tightening regulations around the use of self-driving vehicles, including robo-taxis such as Waymo.

Autonomous vehicles have also raised concerns from state officials after driverless vehicles on California highways were caught on camera violating traffic laws and obstructing first responders.

As more driverless vehicles hit California highways, state officials have responded with a new set of regulations that could affect autonomous vehicles like robotaxis, and motorists who share the road with them.

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In April, the state adopted new regulations stemming from legislation passed in 2024, allowing police officers in California to issue traffic tickets to driverless cars. The autonomous vehicles would also be required to move out of the way of first responders during an emergency and respond to their calls within 30 seconds through a dedicated phone line. The tightened restrictions come as the DMV approves testing of driverless semi-trucks in California.

Previously, tickets could only be issued to a “driver” if the vehicle violated traffic laws. California police can now issue a “notice of noncompliance” to the vehicle’s manufacturer.

Local Patch Editor Albert Gregory contributed to this report.