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Tesla in Autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach police cruiser
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-tesla-collision-20180529-story.html ^
| 5/29/2018
| BRITTNY MEJIA
Posted on 05/29/2018 4:23:39 PM PDT by dragnet2
A Tesla sedan in Autopilot mode crashed into a parked Laguna Beach Police Department vehicle Tuesday morning, authorities said.
The collision happened at 11:07 a.m. at 20652 Laguna Canyon Road, according to Laguna Police Sgt. Jim Cota. The officer was not in the cruiser at the time of the crash. The Tesla driver suffered minor injuries, but refused transportation to the hospital.
“Thankfully there was not an officer at the time in the police car,” Cota said. “The police car is totaled.”
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:23:40 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:23:52 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
I support this in CA. CA only.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:24:53 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(World War Q)
This was no low impact collision. It knocked the police vehicle clear up over the curb...
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:25:10 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
Officer may still retire with disability...
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:26:17 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
In fact, it totaled the police vehicle.☺ Glad this wasn't a school bus stop with 20 kids standing around.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:26:47 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
Was the Black Lives Manner plugin enabled in the software?
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:27:40 PM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The MSM is the enemy of the American people)
To: dragnet2
Looks like it hit the left rear side, so an officer in the driver’s seat would probably have been fine.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:28:15 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I have the easiest life in the history of the world.)
To: dragnet2
Would be absolutely crazy if someone hacked the Nav to hone in on Stingray wavelength.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:28:58 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(World War Q)
To: dragnet2
Software bug.
Needs more testing...
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:29:00 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: dragnet2
Let’s get the talking points straight. The Tesla autopilot functioned as designed. The Police car just appeared in front of the Tesla without warning. It wasn’t even in a marked crosswalk. It’s a dark stretch of road at night. (Now, now, don’t be a climate change denier and interject irrelevant facts about it being broad daylight). And, finally, it’s the police department’s fault for painting the car white so it would blend in with the sidewalk/clouds/snow. (And we all know that white police cars are racist).
Did I miss any?
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:30:04 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: Tax-chick
No occupants were in the police vehicle. Lucky.
The last one recently killed a pedestrian and the,”Driverless smart car” never braked prior to impacts.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:30:34 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: PAR35
Yeah, it runs into a stationary parked vehicle!
What will the excuse be this time?
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:32:46 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
Maybe the pedestrian gave off the wrong vibes or something, may have had it comin’, for all we know.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:34:21 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(World War Q)
To: dragnet2
Oops!
(Cop-haters probably love this)
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:34:47 PM PDT
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: dragnet2
They for sure have bugs to work out.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:36:10 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: dragnet2
The Moron in the Tesla was using autopilot on the part of Laguna Canyon Road South of the Toll Road? The traffic down there is ridiculous. What a Maroon.
I have a funny feeling that the Driver is blaming autopilot when he was actually in control of the Car. Seems a bit fishy to me.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:38:04 PM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(The only good Commie is a dead Commie. Cast your Vote Accordingly.)
To: dragnet2
I had a car a few years ago that had some kind of advanced cruise control.Basically it was claimed that you could set the speed and the car would remain at that speed and would automatically slow down and even stop completely if traffic required and,once conditions allowed,it would resume the pre-set speed.
I tried it once or twice and didn't like it at all.It was herky-jerkey and more than a bit scary.And the car in question was a well respected make...it wasn't some kind of Kia or Mitsubishi.
I doubt that I'll ever trust any kind of automatic driving.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:38:42 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
To: txhurl
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:39:17 PM PDT
by
EEGator
(The best part of freedom of speech is it lets one know who the a-holes are...)
To: dragnet2
Driver error. Autopilot isn’t designed to be used on a road like that.
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posted on
05/29/2018 4:39:29 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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