# Self driving. Again

**URL:** <https://discussion.fool.com/t/self-driving-again/99262>\
**Category:** Macro Economic Trends and Risks\
**Created:** [December 10, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/self-driving-again/99262 "2023-12-10T13:20:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Goofyhoofy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/goofyhoofy/32/4721_2.png) [@Goofyhoofy](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Goofyhoofy)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/self-driving-again/99262/1 "2023-12-10T13:20:57Z")

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The Washington Post carries a story today on the tension between the NTSB, NHTSA, and self-driving sellers including Tesla. There is a video where the car apparently ignores red lights, stop signs, warning signs before a fatal accident.

Article gifted: [https://wapo.st/41ezQ0A](https://wapo.st/41ezQ0A)

> **Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences** 
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> At least eight fatal or serious Tesla crashes occurred on roads where Autopilot should not have been enabled in the first place, a Post analysis finds, in spite of federal officials calling for restrictions

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**Author:** ![captainccs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/captainccs/32/3775_2.png) [@captainccs](https://discussion.fool.com/u/captainccs)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/self-driving-again/99262/2 "2023-12-10T13:35:42Z")

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The **“Again!”** in the title is CLICK BAIT!

> But the **2019** crash reveals a problem deeper than driver inattention.

Are you using a TIME MACHINE?

> the shaken driver says he was “driving on cruise” and took his eyes off the road **when he dropped his phone.**

In Venezuela it is illegal to use a cellphone while driving.

Thanks for the gifted article, without it I would not have discovered the truth, or should I say the “untruth?”

The Captain

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**Author:** ![MarkR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/markr/32/2011_2.png) [@MarkR](https://discussion.fool.com/u/MarkR)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/self-driving-again/99262/3 "2023-12-10T19:47:38Z")

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LOL, any car with cruise control turned on does the same thing. That’s how the feature works. Autopilot is a fancy marketing term for cruise control with lane and distance keeping.