Cops Bust Tesla Driver Sleeping On Autopilot

[Carsinmyblood]

This is becoming a thing we'll have to deal with. This is worth viewing because it digests the interaction and the driver's responses on the side of the road:

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[MrClean]

One reason I’m not even remotely interested in any autopilot program. It would be too easy to become complacent and disengage your attention to the road.

 

[Carsinmyblood]

One reason I’m not even remotely interested in any autopilot program. It would be too easy to become complacent and disengage your attention to the road.

I'm with you, I don't even like lane keeping. I tried it a few times and found it really annoying to wait for a disaster that I then have to correct.

 

[SnBGC]

Almost tempted to watch the video to see if Tesla's AutoPilot knows enough to pull over when it sees the lights on the police car. That would be hilarious. ?

 

[ChasingCoral]

Almost tempted to watch the video to see if Tesla's AutoPilot knows enough to pull over when it sees the lights on the police car. That would be hilarious. ?

Nope. That's a known problem with AP -- it drives toward flashing lights.

 

[Carsinmyblood]

Nope. That's a known problem with AP -- it drives toward flashing lights.

...it's a feature.

 

[JCHLi]

Maybe if the driver had some games, like solitaire, they would have stayed awake...

 

[ChasingCoral]

Maybe if the driver had some games, like solitaire, they would have stayed awake...

That won’t be an option much longer
Tesla to halt games on infotainment screens in moving cars
https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-games-video-games-ce6e7bd75a9b1339475ce4243f61a71e

 

[ARK]

I was going to say impounding the car would seem harsh, but this isn’t so different from drunk driving, and it was the third time he got pulled over in this county for sleeping while the car was driving itself.

 

[Mach1E]

This is becoming a thing we'll have to deal with. This is worth viewing because it digests the interaction and the driver's responses on the side of the road:

(Skip past the ad and start at 1:30)

So the point of this stupid video is to teach you to lie to the police?

 

[Carsinmyblood]

I was going to say impounding the car would seem harsh, but this isn’t so different from drunk driving, and it was the third time he got pulled over in this county for sleeping while the car was driving itself.

it took a third time.... he's lucky to still be alive.

 

[Carsinmyblood]

So the point of this stupid video is to teach you to lie to the police?

No, it's to show you that you don't need to give incriminating information to the police. It's the 5th amendment, and as the commentator said, he should have and could have said nothing.

 

[FUNgineer]

No, it's to show you that you don't need to give incriminating information to the police. It's the 5th amendment, and as the commentator said, he should have and could have said nothing.

Correct. People see a uniform and get diarrhea of the mouth. The 5th amendment exists for a reason. Educate yourself and learn to use it. There is no need to be rude or aggressive, but you also don’t need to be your own prosecutor.

 

[Scrannel]

I qualified for the FSD Beta in my Tesla 3 and have really little interest in using it. I actually LIKE driving the car.

 

[Mach1E]

No, it's to show you that you don't need to give incriminating information to the police. It's the 5th amendment, and as the commentator said, he should have and could have said nothing.

Yes, saying nothing is the wise thing. You have the right to be silent.

Instead he lied, and the commentator on the video applauded him for it. That kinda stuff just makes me angry.

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