EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Maya Rudolph looks shaken after crashing her luxury Tesla into TREE while driving around her neighborhood
- The 49-year-old actress crashed her Tesla Model X 100 D vehicle into a tree near her Tarzana neighborhood on Thursday afternoon
- Rudolph seemed shaken but uninjured from the accident, with neighbors rushing out to help
- They were seen providing Rudolph with water and a chair to sit down while she made phone calls
- It is currently unclear what caused the crash, or if Rudolph was using Tesla’s touted autopilot function, which all Tesla vehicles are capable of
- It’s unclear if police arrived on the scene or not, though Rudolph was seen unloading personal items from the car and leaving with a friend who picked her up
Actress Maya Rudolph got quite the scare on Thursday when she got into a single-car accident with her Tesla Model X 100 D vehicle.
The 49-year-old actress was near her home in Tarzana when her Tesla crashed into a tree on Thursday around 3 PM.
DailyMail.com has reached out to her representative for comment.
Scare: Actress Maya Rudolph got quite the scare on Thursday when she got into a single-car accident with her Tesla Model X 100 D vehicle
Accident: The 49-year-old actress was near her home in Tarzana when her Tesla crashed into a tree on Thursday around 3 PM
Comment: DailyMail.com has reached out to her representative for comment
It is currently unclear what caused the crash, or if Rudolph was using Tesla’s touted autopilot function, which every Tesla vehicle comes capable of.
The actress appeared to not have any serious injuries, though she was shaken up and seen rubbing leg at one point after the crash.
She was see putting her hand to her heart at one point, as a number of neighbors came out to help her.
Tesla: It is currently unclear what caused the crash, or if Rudolph was using Tesla’s touted autopilot function, which every Tesla vehicle comes capable of
No injuries: The actress appeared to not have any serious injuries, though she was shaken up and seen rubbing leg at one point after the crash
Neighbors: She was see putting her hand to her heart at one point, as a number of neighbors came out to help her
They brought her a chair to sit in, where she was seen making phone calls, along with bottles of water.
The vehicle sustained significant front end damage with the primary airbag from the steering wheel and the secondary airbags from the falcon-wing doors also seen deployed after the accident.
The hood of her black vehicle was seen crumpled up against the tree she crashed into, though there doesn’t seem to be any other damage to the vehicle.
Calls: They brought her a chair to sit in, where she was seen making phone calls, along with bottles of water
Damage: The vehicle sustained significant front end damage with the primary airbag from the steering wheel and the secondary airbags from the falcon-wing doors also seen deployed after the accident
Hood: The hood of her black vehicle was seen crumpled up against the tree she crashed into, though there doesn’t seem to be any other damage to the vehicle
Another vehicle arrived some time after the accident, with a friend who came to pick Rudolph up.
They were seen taking personal items from the Tesla before leaving the scene with her friend in a Toyota vehicle.
The actress left her Tesla behind at the scene and it’s unclear if police were ever called to the scene.
Friend: Another vehicle arrived some time after the accident, with a friend who came to pick Rudolph up
Scene: The actress left her Tesla behind at the scene and it’s unclear if police were ever called to the scene
The Tesla Model X retails for $104,990 with the Model X Plaid priced at $119,990, with the, ‘full self-driving capability’ option costing an additional $10,000.
The autopilot features include, ‘Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, Full Self-Driving Computer and Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control.’
According to the Tesla website, a feature ‘coming soon’ is ‘autosteer on city streets’ though it’s unclear when that function will be available.
Model X: The Tesla Model X retails for $104,990 with the Model X Plaid priced at $119,990, with the, ‘full self-driving capability’ option costing an additional $10,000
The cars with autopilot are equipped with eight cameras around the car that provide 360-degree visibility around the vehicle for a 250-mile range.
The autopilot function currently does require driver supervision and the vehicle is not completely autonomous.
The standard safety features include Automatic Emergency Braking, designed to detect objects that might strike the car and apply the brakes, along with front and side collision warnings and automatic high beams.
Supervision: The autopilot function currently does require driver supervision and the vehicle is not completely autonomous
Rudolph first came into prominence as a member of the Saturday Night Live cast, which she joined in 2000.
She became a fixture on the late-night sketch comedy show until her departure in 2007, though she frequently returned to the show, including in recent years when she portrayed Vice President Kamala Harris.
The actress has also appeared in hit movies such as Idiocracy, MacGruber, Bridesmaids, Booksmart and her longtime partner Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest movie, Licorice Pizza.
She’ll next be seen in the Disney Plus sequel Disenchanted, a follow-up to Disney’s 2007 film Enchanted.
Maya: Rudolph first came into prominence as a member of the Saturday Night Live cast, which she joined in 2000
SNL: She became a fixture on the late-night sketch comedy show until her departure in 2007, though she frequently returned to the show, including in recent years when she portrayed Vice President Kamala Harris
Movie star: The actress has also appeared in hit movies such as Idiocracy, MacGruber, Bridesmaids, Booksmart and her longtime partner Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest movie, Licorice Pizza
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