A Tesla driver was caught driving on a California highway a week after the woman fell asleep at the wheel.

ONTARIO, California — Nearly a week after a woman fell asleep at the wheel of a Tesla driving on Highway 15 in Temecula, another Tesla driver was caught in a state of confusion, and the same concerned driver recorded both incidents.

The latest incident took place Tuesday afternoon on the south lanes of Highway 15 in Ontario.

“Not again!” Kiki Dolas speaks in a new video. “Not again!”

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Dolas said the Tesla driver was allegedly FaceTiming while the car was driving.

“He had both hands up, you know, it was like he was sitting on his couch chatting with someone and the steering wheel was just turning,” she said. “He accelerated, he slowed down, it was like the same thing over and over again.”

The video, filmed by Dolas in Temecula, shows a woman wearing glasses in the driver’s seat, hunched over and seemingly asleep as the car moved forward.

Dolas was dismayed to see a similar incident a few days later.

“He was so into his phone,” Dolas said. “His conversation was so important, he didn’t pay attention that he was on the freeway, he didn’t pay attention to anything. Someone could have cut him off and he would probably have run straight into him.”

Tesla is currently investigating its autopilot system after reports of dozens of accidents, and as more automakers are targeting autonomous vehicles, Dolas said she is extremely concerned about road safety.

“It’s become unsettling, unsettling… it makes me nervous because how many other people just let their cars follow them on a busy highway?” Dolas said.

Dolas reported both cases to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said it was investigating and mentioned that the drivers could face charges.

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