Tesla’s Full Self-Driving unbelievably helped save a Georgia man’s life during a heart attack

One Texas man has taken to social media to explain how the Tesla FSD (Full Self-Driving mode) rerouted his father to the nearest medical centre during a heart attack.

Tesla has been quietly evolving its full self-driving system to drive us towards an autonomous future.

Whether it’s to make our lives easier, increase robotaxi sales, or both, the hands-free piloting has been a repeated area of improvement for the EV manufacturer.

Now, one son has shared how the latest Tesla FSD software managed to save his dad’s life as he had a heart attack while driving.

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How Tesla FSD helped save a man having a heart attack at the wheel

Since Tesla FSD v14 rolled out, the autonomous-driving world has erupted.

We’ve seen a Model S complete the Cannonball Run without intervention, and the Robotaxi complete its first trial without safety monitors.

However, this story goes above and beyond what you might expect from a self-driving car.

Taking to X, user Jack Brandt revealed that he received a call from his dad, who was having severe chest pains on a route through Atlanta.

Thankfully, due to the fact that the son was an authorized driver on the 2026 Model Y Launch Edition, he was able to log onto the app and change the destination from Birmingham to Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Texas.

While en route in his own Tesla Model S (2014), Jack saw that his father’s car had noticed the route change and had taken the nearest exit to turn around.

“What happened next still gives me chills,” Jack said on X.

“His Model Y had just passed the Carrollton exit. The car immediately took the next exit, turned around, re-entered I-20 East, and headed back to the Carrollton exit.

“It then navigated local roads and pulled directly in front of the Tanner Medical Center Emergency Room entrance.

“Despite fighting for consciousness, he was able to switch the speed profile to Mad Max to get there as fast and safely as possible. We called ahead, and the ER staff was ready and waiting.”

He noted that the first port of call should always be to ring 911, but the split-second decision to send his car to the medical centre saved his life, as it turned out that the center specializes in cardiac care.

“The doctors later told us that if he had pulled over and waited for an ambulance, or tried to continue to Birmingham, he would not have made it,” he added.

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Full Self-Driving continues to flourish

This isn’t the only time we’ve seen Tesla FSD come to the aid of a driver.

One man previously revealed how his Cybertruck eliminated the thinking and reaction times of a human to swerve out of the way of a vehicle doing an illegal overtake.

On that occasion, the Texas man revealed it saved his life through split-second decision making, and he only just managed to squeeze out of the way, losing just a wingmirror in the process.

The software has shown that it can be quirky at times, but if it continues to iron out some of the small wrinkles, it’s clear that the future really is autonomous.

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