Overview
- Shanahan was in a head-on collision on July 14 that left him with a severe concussion, broken ribs, a broken nose, a broken hand and more than 40 stitches after his Tesla drifted into oncoming traffic.
- The coach has accepted responsibility, saying he reached for a fallen phone and that his Tesla was in Autopilot but he does not know if the system malfunctioned or was accidentally disengaged.
- He still reports concussion symptoms of headaches and fatigue and has reduced his day-to-day workload while continuing key duties such as film review and practice observation.
- Shanahan says he will be on the sideline for the preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans on Thursday, Aug. 13, with assistant coaches prepared to handle routine operations if needed.
- Palo Alto police issued no citations, officials corrected an earlier clerical error in crash records, and withheld materials have left forensic questions and media-sourcing issues unresolved while the Autopilot inquiry continues.