A Contra Costa County man said his Tesla drove itself into his family's home in San Ramon.
The collision occurred about 9:30 p.m. Monday on Poinsettia Street, near the Goddard School, police said.
Laxmana Marpu said he was simply moving his Tesla Model Y from the entrance of his house into the garage when the car seemed to take over, eventually plowing into his home.
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Marpu said he was not on autopilot mode and believes the car accelerated on its own. He and his family were not injured in the collision.
The crash caused significant damage to the home's kitchen and Marpu is told by the city he cannot use the garage until his insurance company provides an update on the repairs. Marpu believes the damage could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix.
Marpu said he filed a report with San Ramon police, but since no one was injured, police do not plan to follow up with Tesla.
The cause of the wreck is under investigation.
NBC Bay Area reached out to Tesla for comment on this story, but did not hear back on Tuesday.
