An object that struck an Australian man's Tesla as he was traveling along a highway may have been a meteorite.

Andrew Melville-Smith, a veterinarian from Whyalla in South Australia, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that the object hit his windscreen with such force that the glass appeared to soften and partially melt, and cracks spidered out from the point of impact.

The car, which was reportedly in Autopilot mode at the time, continued driving blithely as though nothing had happened.

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Melville-Smith reported the incident and its location to the South Australian Museum , which is currently investigating to determine the provenance of the projectile.

If the object turns out to be a meteo

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