49ers coach says his Tesla was on Autopilot when he crashed

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Head Coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers | Image: Michael Zagaris / San Francisco 49ers / Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Image: Michael Zagaris / San Francisco 49ers / Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/gettyimages-2275684974.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Head Coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers | Image: Michael Zagaris / San Francisco 49ers / Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Four weeks ago, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/kyle-shanahan-crash-autopilot-22380270.php?link_source=ta_thread_link&amp;taid=6a77a64da76be20001a61f3b&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem%2B3988&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=threads">involved in an accident</a> near downtown Palo Alto. At the time Shanahan said only that the accident was his fault. But during a recent <a href="https://www.threads.com/@maiocconbcs/post/DbzTCr5mokd">press conference</a> he shared more details about the incident, including the fact that he had his <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/kyle-shanahan-says-his-tesla-was-on-autopilot-before-accident">Tesla's Autopilot engaged</a> at the time. Shanahan was not passing the buck, however, saying it was his fault regardless of whether or not Autopilot was engaged. </p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"I've had Autopilot for nine years, so I'm pretty comfortable with it and, you know, who knows what happened when I turned around? Whether it malfunctioned or whether I knocked it off? That's somethi …</p></blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/977155/49ers-coach-tesla-autopilot-crash">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>