Crash videos: Tesla abruptly brakes in 'self driving' mode, causes Bay Bridge pileup

Video clips from traffic surveillance cameras on the San Francisco Bay Bridge on Thanksgiving morning show a white Tesla reportedly in “Full Self-Driving” mode crossing over to the fast lane and abruptly braking, resulting in an eight-car pileup.

The videos were obtained via a California Public Records Act request by The Intercept, an investigative news website, and were posted on its site.

The crash resulted in minor injuries to eight adults and several children and stalled traffic for more than an hour. The crash is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after the driver of the Tesla Model S told authorities that the vehicle was operating using the automated-driving system, referred to as FSD, for "Full Self Driving," which Tesla owners have been beta-testing on public roads. The agency told CNN that it would look into whether any of the Tesla's semi-autonomous features may have malfunctioned.