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https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/3/18124017/chp-tesla-autopilot-police-redwood-city-drunk-driver Redwood City California Highway Patrol stopped a Tesla Model 3 they suspected was running Autopilot with a drunk driver asleep at the wheel. The incident occurred last Friday, November 30th at 3:37AM PT, when officers observed a car going 70 mph on Highway 101 with a driver that appeared to be asleep. After flashing their lights and sirens in an attempt to pull the car over, the officers deployed a strategy based around their assumption that the Tesla Model 3 was running on Autopilot. According to the CHP incident report [ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=779090632439590&id=513512755664047 ], two unit cars pulled up in front and behind the Tesla to get the car to gradually come to a stop, after a seven-mile chase. A statement from the CHP reads, “We cannot confirm at this time if the “driver assist” feature was activated but considering the vehicle’s ability to slow to a stop when [the driver] was asleep, it appears the “driver assist” feature may have been active at the time.” It’s difficult to determine whether Autopilot was actually on at the time, as the feature requires drivers to keep a firm grip on the steering wheel for it to stay engaged. It’s possible that the driver may have had another Tesla Model 3 feature on, like Traffic Aware Cruise Control, which manages speed against the car in front of the Tesla. "it’s not confirmed whether it was actually on autopilot" It’s not clear which exact feature was engaged, as Teslas have several different autonomous driving features and it can be confusing to keep track of all of them. Most people, even cops and some Tesla drivers, aren’t totally sure what Teslas can do. Tesla warns that Autopilot is only meant to be used on highways, and still requires the driver to remain fully alert while driving, but cases like these show that drivers will continue to abuse Autopilot features [ https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/21/9589724/tesla-autopilot-videos-youtube-safety-advice-ignored ] and misinterpret them as “self-driving.” CHP public information officer Art Montiel told the LA Times that “there was no training for the situation the officers encountered and attributed the outcome to their ‘quick thinking.’” So while there isn’t yet a standard plan for pulling over a car with an unresponsive driver using some of this technology, it seems likely that police officers will devise one. Redwood City California Highway Patrol stopped a Tesla Model 3 they suspected was running Autopilot with a drunk driver asleep at the wheel. The incident occurred last Friday, November 30th at 3:37AM PT, when officers observed a car going 70 mph on Highway 101 with a driver that appeared to be asleep. After flashing their lights and sirens in an attempt to pull the car over, the officers deployed a strategy based around their assumption that the Tesla Model 3 was running on Autopilot. According to the CHP incident report, two unit cars pulled up in front and behind the Tesla to get the car to gradually come to a stop, after a seven-mile chase. A statement from the CHP reads, “We cannot confirm at this time if the “driver assist” feature was activated but considering the vehicle’s ability to slow to a stop when [the driver] was asleep, it appears the “driver assist” feature may have been active at the time.” It’s difficult to determine whether Autopilot was actually on at the time, as the feature requires drivers to keep a firm grip on the steering wheel for it to stay engaged. It’s possible that the driver may have had another Tesla Model 3 feature on, like Traffic Aware Cruise Control, which manages speed against the car in front of the Tesla. "it’s not confirmed whether it was actually on autopilot" It’s not clear which exact feature was engaged, as Teslas have several different autonomous driving features and it can be confusing to keep track of all of them. Most people, even cops and some Tesla drivers, aren’t totally sure what Teslas can do. Tesla warns that Autopilot is only meant to be used on highways, and still requires the driver to remain fully alert while driving, but cases like these show that drivers will continue to abuse Autopilot features and misinterpret them as “self-driving.” CHP public information officer Art Montiel told the LA Times [ https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-tesla-driver-asleep-20181202-story.html ] that “there was no training for the situation the officers encountered and attributed the outcome to their ‘quick thinking.’” So while there isn’t yet a standard plan for pulling over a car with an unresponsive driver using some of this technology, it seems likely that police officers will devise one. [© theverge.com] https://www.pcmag.com/news/365240/police-catch-tesla-autopilot-driving-home-sleeping-drunk Police Catch Tesla Autopilot Driving Home Sleeping Drunk December 3, 2018 - It took the police officers in two vehicles seven minutes to outsmart Tesla's Autopilot system and finally stop the Model S as the drunk driver continued to sleep behind the wheel. Does this count as a DUI, reckless driving, or both? ... ... https://www.google.com/search?q=Police+Catch+Tesla+Autopilot ... https://www.google.com/search?q=police+Tesla+drunk+autopilot https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-tesla-driver-asleep-20181202-story.html CHP uses Autopilot to stop a Tesla Model S with a sleeping driver at the wheel Dec 03, 2018 When the driver of the Tesla Model S failed to respond to flashing lights ... L.A. Times en Español ... Deducing that the Tesla Model S was running on Autopilot, the ... to tell L.A. stories through his 45 years of experience covering the city. ... Smith has been at The Times since 1970, covering local and state ... https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/self-driving-tesla-autopilot-sleeping-driver-pulled-over-highway-101-redwood-city.html ... officers in Redwood City (CA) saw a Tesla Model S zooming south on U.S. 101 at 70 miles an hour around 3:30 am on Friday. Still, they thought something was off when they saw a man behind the wheel who appeared to be fast asleep. He turned out to be Alexander Joseph Samek, planning commissioner of Los Altos and a hotel industry financier, developer, and entrepreneur ... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=779090632439590&id=513512755664047 CHP - Redwood City DUI DRIVER FALLS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Early this morning at approximately 3:37am, a California Highway Patrol unit from the Redwood City Area office was patrolling on US-101 southbound at Whipple Avenue when the officers observed a gray Tesla Model S traveling southbound at approximately 70 miles per hour and being driven by Alexander Samek, a 45 year old male out of Los Altos, Ca. The officers drove their patrol vehicle next to the Tesla and observed that Samek appeared to be asleep at the wheel. The officers then positioned their patrol vehicle directly behind the Tesla and using the patrol vehicle's lights and siren as they attempted to initiate an enforcement stop, however Samek was unresponsive. Officers then positioned their patrol vehicle in front of the Tesla and began slowing directly in front of the Tesla in hopes that the "driver assist" feature had been activated and therefore the Tesla would slow to a stop as the patrol vehicle came to a stop. The Tesla came to a complete stop within the #3 lane of US-101 [hwy] southbound, north of Embarcadero [road]. Officers approached the Tesla and attempted to wake up Samek by knocking on the window and giving verbal commands. After Samek woke up and got out of the Tesla he was placed in the back of the patrol car and taken off the freeway to the Shell Station off Embarcadero Road at W. Bayshore Road while the other officer drove the Tesla off the freeway. Officers conducted a DUI investigation and Samek was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol and was transported to San Mateo County Jail. We cannot confirm at this time if the "driver assist" feature was activated but considering the vehicle's ability to slow to a stop when Samek was asleep, it appears the "driver assist" feature may have been active at the time. CHP – Golden Gate Division San Mateo County Sheriff's Office ... November 30 at 11:46 PM · Public [© facebook.com] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
