A Tesla was in its self-driving mode when it crashed into a parked patrol vehicle responding to a fatal crash in Orange County Thursday morning, police said.

The officer was on traffic control duty blocking Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton for an investigation into a suspected DUI crash that left a motorcyclist dead around 9 p.m. Wednesday when his vehicle was struck.

A Fullerton Police Department spokesperson said the officer was standing outside his vehicle around midnight when he saw a Tesla driving in his direction and not slowing down.

    • @NameTaken@lemmy.world
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      35 months ago

      Yeah sure if that’s what makes you happy… 👍. Nothing like blinding random people in cars in your spare time.

      • @vxx@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        No, not the driver, the faulty sensors and programming that should’ve never been approved for the road.

        • @NameTaken@lemmy.world
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          15 months ago

          Wait so how is it faulty and bad programming if it disengages when emergency vehicles are present? You’d prefer it to stay on in emergency situations?