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2021-08-30 Science & Technology

Tesla using Autopilot crashes into police car in Florida

[AP via Market Watch] Federal probe opened earlier this month after series of similar crashes.

ORLANDO, Florida — A Tesla using its partially automated driving system slammed into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser Saturday on an interstate near downtown Orlando and narrowly missed its driver, who had pulled over to assist a disabled vehicle.

Earlier this month, the U.S. government opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driving system after a series of similar collisions with parked emergency vehicles.

The trooper whose cruiser was hit shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday had activated his emergency lights and was on the way to the disabled vehicle when the Tesla hit the cruiser’s left side and then collided with the other vehicle, highway patrol spokeswoman Lt. Kim Montes told The Orlando Sentinel.

The report said the 27-year-old man in the Tesla and the driver of the disabled vehicle suffered minor injuries and the trooper was unhurt.

Tesla TSLA, +1.53% did not immediately respond to an email sent to its press address.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-30 08:24|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Kamikaze mode

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-30 09:07|| 2021-08-30 09:07|| Front Page Top

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This is the buzz-ump-teenth time; Tesla EV kills a Gasoline Motivated Vehicle - Must be in the programming - "Your mission Teslev, is to wipe out Gamoves; Now get out there and get'em."

Posted by Spavirong Snoter5057 2021-08-30 10:03|| 2021-08-30 10:03|| Front Page Top

#3 one wonders if the flashing lights confused or blinded the Tesla. You would think they would test for tha.

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-08-30 11:00|| 2021-08-30 11:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Did antifa hack the AI?

Posted by Sneremble Spinelet8920 2021-08-30 11:17|| 2021-08-30 11:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Contemporary AI is operating at the level of insect intelligence. This can be put to good use bot overestimating capabilities is dangerous.

Here's a video from July showing the Tesla AI identifying the moon as a traffic light.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2021-08-30 12:35|| 2021-08-30 12:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Rise of the Machines

Posted by DarthVader 2021-08-30 14:56|| 2021-08-30 14:56|| Front Page Top

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