Regulation & Safety

Tesla on autopilot rear-ends parked police car

A Tesla Model 3 sedan hit a parked police cruiser with its hazard lights flashing on a major highway near Norwalk, Conn.
A Tesla Model 3 sedan hit a parked police cruiser with its hazard lights flashing on a major highway near Norwalk, Conn. (CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE\/FACEBOOK)
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By:
CHESTER DAWSON
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By:
Bloomberg
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December 09, 2019 06:05 PM

Another Tesla Inc. vehicle operating on the automakers’s driver-assistance system branded as Autopilot has crashed into a emergency vehicle parked on the side of the road, eliciting fresh warnings about the shortcomings of automated technology on public roads.

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