Homemade Driverless Car Crashes Into Cop Van Right After Bragging About ‘Talent in Pakistan’: Watch

An experimental driverless car crashed into a police van in Pakistan after reportedly losing control due to an internet disruption. The footage of the incident is going viral on social media. The incident took place at D-Chowk, a high-security area of the Pakistani capital, where a journalist was recording the technology-based automated-driving project.

In the video, the journalist is seated in the passenger seat while the car is seen driving by itself. As he explains the vehicle's features, it moves forward before suddenly spiralling out of control and bumping into a police van parked on the side of the road. Incidentally, the crash took place within seconds of the journalist saying, 'There's no shortage of talent in Pakistan.'

The journalist can be seen pulling the handbrake in an attempt to stop the vehicle, but it did not prevent the collision. The footage has since been widely circulated online, prompting a wave of funny comments from social media users.

The Technology Behind The Driverless Car

The journalist revealed that he had been asked by technology enthusiast Ehsan Zafar of Abbottabad to report on his tech-based automated-driving innovation.

According to the reporter, the car was being controlled remotely over the internet when a technical fault occurred, clarifying that it is nothing like Tesla's FSD technology. He said the sudden disruption to the internet connection caused the vehicle to go out of control and crash into the police vehicle.

The journalist later clarified the purpose of publishing the footage. In a social media post on Monday, he said his intention was 'never to defame or target this young man', referring to the owner and operator of the car.

The Pakistani journalist said the purpose of the video was to raise awareness and encourage caution until new technology or experiments had been thoroughly tested and established as safe.

'This was a message of caution, not an attempt to discredit anyone,' he said.

He also described the vehicle's system as not yet 'completely safe and reliable'. According to his post, the car was operated through satellite and internet connections, but it went out of control when the internet connection was disconnected during external control.

The incident happened in an area with very little traffic. The reporter warned that the outcome could have been far more serious if the same situation had occurred on a busy road.

Social Media Turns Crash Into a Meme

The footage quickly attracted attention online, with users responding in different ways. Some praised the reporter for highlighting local technological talent, while others focused on the unusual sight of a remotely operated car crashing into a police vehicle.

'Certainly, there is no shortage of talent in Pakistan,' one user wrote, turning the journalist's comments about the project in the video into a jibe.

Another internet user joked that even AI panics in Pakistan when it sees the police.

Other users took a more supportive view of the technology enthusiast behind the project. One person advised the car's owner and innovator not to give up, describing the incident as a setback rather than a reason to abandon the effort.

'Funny for some, maybe, but I see a great effort. It failed today; yes, hiccups happen, but I know this young Pakistani will one day have a perfect solution,' the user wrote.

Another commenter suggested that the footage could become the next 'international meme' because of the attention it has received.