Technology

Flashing lights from emergency vehicles may interfere with automated driving systems

A Tesla on Autopilot crashed into a stationary police car as a Michigan State Police trooper was investigating an earlier accident involving a deer.
A Tesla on Autopilot crashed into a stationary police car as a Michigan State Police trooper was investigating an earlier accident involving a deer. (MICHIGAN STATE POLICE)
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By:
Oscar Collins
January 29, 2025 12:00 PM

Flashing emergency vehicle lights can confuse advanced driver-assistance features and make them less accurate, according to a study from Japanese technology company Fujitsu and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.

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