http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/automobiles/389880-ntsb-wont-investigate-tesla-that-crashed-into-parked-police NTSB won't investigate Tesla that crashed into parked police car 05/30/18 Mallory Shelbourne
[share https://twitter.com/LBPD_PIO_45/status/1001541486146547717 Laguna Beach PD PIO @LBPD_PIO_45 This morning a Tesla sedan driving outbound Laguna Canyon Road in “autopilot” collides with a parked @LagunaBeachPD unit. Officer was not in the unit at the time of the crash and minor injuries were sustained to the Tesla driver. #lagunabeach ... 2:11 PM - May 29, 2018 ] The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday said it will not investigate the Tesla that crashed into a parked police car in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the safety agency noted in a statement to The Hill that the board is not required to probe all collisions. “There is no requirement for the NTSB to investigate all highway crashes, and, more specifically, there is no requirement for the NTSB to investigate all electric vehicle crashes, or, crashes where use of automation is reported,” the spokesperson said. “The NTSB has several ongoing investigations where use of automation is an area of interest, including the Culver City, CA, Tempe, AZ, and Mountain View, CA, crashes.” The spokesperson was referring to two recent crashes involving Tesla vehicles that were reportedly operating on autopilot and a fatal incident in Arizona where a self-driving Uber vehicle hit and killed a female pedestrian. The driver operating the Tesla Model X that crashed in Mountain View, Calif., was killed. The Laguna Beach Police Department said Tuesday that a Tesla sedan was functioning on autopilot when it crashed into a parked police SUV. The Tesla driver experienced “minor injuries,” while the police vehicle was unmanned at the time of the collision, police said. The crash is the latest in a series of recently reported collisions involving autonomous vehicles. A spokesperson for Tesla emphasized the driver’s responsibility when operating a vehicle functioning on autopilot. "When using Autopilot, drivers are continuously reminded of their responsibility to keep their hands on the wheel and maintain control of the vehicle at all times,” a Tesla spokesperson said in a statement. "Tesla has always been clear that Autopilot doesn’t make the car impervious to all accidents, and before a driver can use Autopilot, they must accept a dialogue box which states that ‘Autopilot is designed for use on highways that have a center divider and clear lane markings.’” The Tuesday crash also comes as the Senate's driverless car bill, which would speed up the development and testing of autonomous vehicles, remains stalled in the upper chamber despite receiving unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce Committee. Several Democratic senators in March expressed concerns to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) that the legislation may not implement adequate safety provisions. Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Ed Markey (Mass.) and Tom Udall (N.M.) signed the letter to the chairman and Peters, the ranking member of the panel's surface transportation subcommittee. Meanwhile, 79 percent of respondents in a recent poll conducted in California, Michigan, Florida and South Dakota said they would be either "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" about safety if autonomous vehicles were in their city. [© thehill.com] https://www.livescience.com/62692-tesla-sedan-crash-police-car.html Tesla on Autopilot Crashes into Parked Police Car May 30, 2018 The idea that self-driving cars will be much safer than human drivers has been taking a hit lately with a string of autopilot crashes, the latest incident in California ... https://img.purch.com/h/1400/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5saXZlc2NpZW5jZS5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2kvMDAwLzA5OS85OTUvb3JpZ2luYWwvVGVzbGEtQ3Jhc2gtTk8tUkVVU0UuanBn http://www.thedrive.com/news/21172/tesla-on-autopilot-crashes-into-parked-california-police-cruiser Tesla on Autopilot Crashes into Parked California Police Cruiser May 30, 2018 Laguna Beach Police Department claims that the cruiser is a total loss. Fortunately, the officer was not in the patrol car at the time of the accident, and the ... the semi-autonomous feature sold as a package for the all-electric sedan ... https://knowtechie.com/tesla-crash/ Another day, another Tesla crash – right into a police car May 30, 2018 This time in Laguna Beach. There's been another Tesla crash, this one involving a Tesla sedan that ran into a police vehicle. The crash is the latest in a series for the electric car pioneer ... 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)
