Let’s be clear: Tesla’s cars can’t actually drive themselves without close human supervision. Nonetheless, the automaker labels its most advanced driving mode “Full Self-Driving” (FSD), while its CEO and chief overpromiser Elon Musk explicitly says that they do, in fact, “drive themselves” seemingly every other week.

We shouldn’t even need to say that these misleading impressions of the tech’s capabilities are incredibly dangerous. But if Tesla has a long track record of being reckless, this latest move from it is actively begging for a horrific accident to happen.

According to new reporting from Wired, the Musk-led company has started recommending drowsy motorists to switch over to FSD whenever it detects them falling asleep behind the wheel. These recommendations, per the magazine, are

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