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Photo shows mangled Tesla from fatal crash; NTSB says car was on Autopilot and speeding
Los Angeles Times ^ | July 26, 2016 | Charles Fleming

Posted on 07/26/2016 1:08:31 PM PDT by EveningStar

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To: BruinX66
"I like that we have this technology being made"

Do you enjoy driving? What will the government do when this becomes common? Will you be allowed to drive?

I own a sports car. I enjoy driving for it's own sake. I am not so eager to give up my liberty!

21 posted on 07/26/2016 1:39:25 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: EveningStar

I like to drive and have no desire to own a robot automobile. I also like the sound of a good internal combustion engine...if I want an electric car, I can rent a cart at the golf course.


22 posted on 07/26/2016 1:41:03 PM PDT by Ben Hecks
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To: EveningStar

A little bondo and it’ll buff right out.


23 posted on 07/26/2016 1:43:33 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( Pokemon is a dark evil bent on consuming our souls.)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Why, oh why, would people want to give up the pleasure of driving? I couldn’t agree with you more!


24 posted on 07/26/2016 1:43:33 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: EveningStar
Here is a picture of the victim dope

putting everyone else in danger.
25 posted on 07/26/2016 1:45:15 PM PDT by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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To: EveningStar

How many times a day does your computer ‘Hiccup’? Now imagine you car computer ‘Hiccuping’.


26 posted on 07/26/2016 1:46:05 PM PDT by heights
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To: Reno89519

Puhleaze. Like it would be any different with a driver car. If they want to kill us they are going to do everything they can to do it. Driverless cars or not.

I personally would love a driverless car. Faster, cleaner, more reliable, than public trans.

I hope I get to see it affordable and accessible in my lifetime.


27 posted on 07/26/2016 1:46:50 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: EveningStar

A quick glance at the photo and it sure looks like a pair of arms sticking up in the air on the passenger side. I know they aren’t but it does look odd.


28 posted on 07/26/2016 1:50:15 PM PDT by Typelouder
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To: BruinX66
Working auto-pilot would save thousands of lives every year, and help traffic.

The operative word is "working".
29 posted on 07/26/2016 1:55:02 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: proust

“Tesla has passed safety tests with flying colors. It actually broke the consumer reports system.”......

It could pass all the damn “test” it wants. I don’t care if the damn thing has a doctorate degree, it is a death trap. ALL such vehicles should be complete and totally banned from any roads, any where.


30 posted on 07/26/2016 1:57:51 PM PDT by DaveA37
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To: EveningStar

I don’t even use cruise control. It’s makes you too complacent.


31 posted on 07/26/2016 1:58:19 PM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: palmer

Not really. If they buy a drone, they have a potential cruise missile. USSS is petrified of this and has been for about 3 years.


32 posted on 07/26/2016 2:02:10 PM PDT by Gulf War One
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To: EveningStar

Did the driver have his foot on the gas, or did the Tesla exceed the proper speed on its own, or do we not know?

Terrible article for not saying.


33 posted on 07/26/2016 2:05:50 PM PDT by dangus
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To: Logical me

>> This car is a piece of horse crap! A killing machine. <<

Yeah... one lethality in over 100 million miles, and you, without any knowledge of what happened call it that.


34 posted on 07/26/2016 2:06:43 PM PDT by dangus
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To: EveningStar

Will avoid this heap n traffic. Adding it to the list of cars to avoid for their general bad driving habits which also includes the Prius and the po’.


35 posted on 07/26/2016 2:26:30 PM PDT by Dirt for sale (QS)
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To: EveningStar

Deathsla Motors


36 posted on 07/26/2016 2:29:09 PM PDT by tophat9000 (King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans are in rebellion... teach him why)
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To: Gulf War One

TERCOM wasn’t that accurate.


37 posted on 07/26/2016 2:32:55 PM PDT by zek157
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To: Gulf War One

Cruise missiles have been delivering bombs via autopilot for decades.


With the same results as a cruise missile autopilot...(it hitting somthing and killing someone)


38 posted on 07/26/2016 2:33:24 PM PDT by tophat9000 (King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans are in rebellion... teach him why)
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To: miliantnutcase

Cruise control saves me from getting tickets.


39 posted on 07/26/2016 2:38:14 PM PDT by zek157
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Some professor guy on the radio was touting the self driving cars. He conceded that at fist they would be optional and then mandatory, just like seat belts.


40 posted on 07/26/2016 2:42:12 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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