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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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To: dragnet2

WOW


41 posted on 05/29/2018 4:54:11 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: dragnet2

Arrest that car and throw it into a cell with a truck named Bubba.


42 posted on 05/29/2018 4:54:17 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: dragnet2

Hitting a police car never ends well....auto pilot or no


43 posted on 05/29/2018 4:56:32 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Moonman62

Look, anytime ya get big companies involved in regards to fatalities, it generally means they settled for big league bucks. That’s why they want to keep the settlements secret, or undisclosed. It makes the investors really uncomfortable etc, etc.


44 posted on 05/29/2018 4:56:54 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: a fool in paradise
"Officer may still retire with disability..."

So true, so true...

45 posted on 05/29/2018 4:57:23 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: dragnet2

Why would they settle at all if they were not at fault in regards to the death of the pedestrian?

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Because you never know what a jury is going to do. They can be just as irrational as some FReepers.


46 posted on 05/29/2018 4:57:44 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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To: dragnet2

Great, now they have BLM writing their software.

There are some thing where you DO NOT use racial quotas, regardless of whether it means EEOC or the Rev. Jesse Jackson suing you.


47 posted on 05/29/2018 4:58:32 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: dragnet2

Look, anytime ya get big companies involved in regards to fatalities, it generally means they settled for big league bucks.

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Thanks, in other words, you don’t know.


48 posted on 05/29/2018 4:58:41 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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To: Moonman62

So how do these driverless cars operate on freeways with parked cars on both sides of them most days?


49 posted on 05/29/2018 4:59:45 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Moonman62

Well ya, it’s undisclosed. I think I explained that to ya.


50 posted on 05/29/2018 5:00:28 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

So how do these driverless cars operate on freeways with parked cars on both sides of them most days?

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Did you notice that I said parking spots? The markings on the road make a big difference.


51 posted on 05/29/2018 5:01:35 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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To: Moonman62

Actually when it comes to fatalities, juries generally put the screws to the big dollar companies. That’s just a fact of life.


52 posted on 05/29/2018 5:01:52 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: sipow
It is much harder to sit there and pay attention when you aren’t having to actually control the car than when you are.

You are so right.

I have had to drive on many long cross-country trips from the time I was 18. I love to drive and still can do 1100+ miles per day if I have a need and not be in any way tired, but put me in a position where I am not the driver and I am tired and non-attentive within an hour.

53 posted on 05/29/2018 5:02:01 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Moonman62

Ya mean the painted lines?


54 posted on 05/29/2018 5:02:31 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Moonman62

Is there a list of criteria that shows the driver when to enact or disable the driver-less system?


55 posted on 05/29/2018 5:05:55 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

“Officer, it wasn’t my fault! Honest, it was on Tesla Autopilot. I’d had a few drinks, so I didn’t want to drive myself. Talk to Elon.”


56 posted on 05/29/2018 5:05:55 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ("Married with children.")
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To: lizma2

All self-driving cars should be Smart Cars or smaller


Hear, hear. Put your freakin’ money and LIFE where your mouth is.


57 posted on 05/29/2018 5:06:35 PM PDT by txhurl (World War Q)
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To: dragnet2

Hoo sez it was an autonomous car? Where are all the whirlleygigs on the roof, etc?


58 posted on 05/29/2018 5:07:07 PM PDT by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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To: dragnet2

The trouble with the autopilot is that since it works well in certain circumstances, idiots think it will work well in all situations. It clearly won’t. And Tesla thinks that drivers will stay alert when using it. They clearly don’t.

Tesla shares responsibility for crashes like this because human nature makes them inevitable, and Tesla deployed this system knowing this would be the result.


59 posted on 05/29/2018 5:07:49 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 trillion dollars.)
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To: Tucker39
I think they took them all off because people in CA were slamming on their brakes when they had one behind them, hoping to be rear ended.$$☺
60 posted on 05/29/2018 5:09:04 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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