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New Footage Shows Tesla On Autopilot Crashing Into Police Car After Alerting Driver 150 Times (www.carscoops.com)
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New Footage Shows Tesla On Autopilot Crashing Into Police Car After Alerting Driver 150 Times::Six officers who were injured in the crash are suing Tesla despite the fact that the driver was allegedly impaired

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[–] 10 points 3 years ago (2 children)

There's no way the headline is true. Zero percent. The car will literally do exactly what you stated if it goes too long without driver engagement and I've experienced it first hand.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    The headline doesn't state that the warnings were consecutive.

    Perhaps the driver was just aware enough to keep squelching warnings and prevent the car from stopping altogether?

    I'll grant you, though, 150 warnings is still a little tough tough to believe...

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Evidently, he was aware enough to respond to the alerts, per the logs (as stated in the WSJ video that's in the article). It shows a good bit of the footage, too.

    Seems like they need something better for awareness checking than just gripping the wheel and checking where your eyes are pointed. And obviously better sensors for object recognition.

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