The remains of the Tesla after the fire. Photo: Caspar Huurdeman Fotografie
Posted on 09/07/2016 9:57:56 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The 53-year-old driver of a Tesla Model S electric car died Wednesday when the vehicle smashed into a tree in the central Dutch town of Baarn and burst into flames, police and firefighters said.
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.. firefighters did not immediately recover the man's body because of fears that emergency service workers could be electrocuted.
"The car was so badly damaged that the firefighters could not operate its security systems," he said.
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Tree 1
Tesla 0
Oak tree you’re in my way........Lynyrd Skynyrd, That smell.............
If the US government had only given Tesla $5 Billon more in taxpayer money, this would never have happened!
Bursts into flames and/or electrocutes you...pick one...
The remains of the Tesla after the fire. Photo: Caspar Huurdeman Fotografie
Trees grow slow, cars go fast. The human failed to react in time.
Shocking.
Google gets a lot of grief for their self-driving program, but Tesla has already had one death associated with making their owners beta testers, and they get a complete pass on it.
Tesla S: Euthanasia machine for middle-aged male executives
Google gets a lot of grief for their self-driving program, but Tesla has already had one death associated with making their owners beta testers, and they get a complete pass on it.
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They aren’t getting a pass, and statistically the accident and fatality rate is no higher than regular cars.
Your tax dollars at work. We need to stop subsidizing this nonsense.
The tree couldn't hear the car coming?
“The tree couldn’t hear the car coming?”
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The tree was at the corner first and had the right of way.
The coal that powered it must have ignited. /s
You stole my post.
Inanimate Objects - 4 (or more, I've lost track)
Tesla - 0
Oh, by the way, this shows that it's not only moving inanimate objects the Tesla can't "see", but stationary inanimate objects, as well.
A friend of mine had a problem with Trees just jumping in front of him
Most of what I've read about Google's car crashes is that it was the other driver's fault in just about all of them. Not saying I like Google, or that I'd trust them (software can be hacked, no thanks), just that the Google car was found not to be at fault in most of the crashes to date.
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