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Tesla on Autopilot involved in fatal freeway crash

Tesla, BMW, and road maintenance vehicle on freeway after crash
Traffic Accidents 
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The driver of a Tesla involved in a traffic accident that left one dead and two injured was using the Autopilot feature at the time the car crashed, according to reports in United Daily News and Liberty Times. The Tesla slammed into the back of a road maintenance vehicle near the Daxi Interchange on National Highway 3 at 9:48 pm yesterday, March 7. The 46-year-old driver suffered an injured hand, and the badly damaged Tesla was left blocking the outer

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Tesla on autopilot crashes into overturned truck

Tesla crashed into roof of overturned truck
Traffic Accidents 
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A Tesla crashed into an overturned truck on National Highway 1 this morning, and the driver said the car was on autopilot at the time, according to reports in United Daily News, and Liberty Times today, June 1. The Chiayi County Fire Bureau received reports at 6:40 am of a traffic accident involving a truck and a sedan in the southbound lanes at the 268.4 kilometer mark. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found both drivers unhurt, and both refused

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Tesla on Autopilot Plows into Police Car while Driver Dozes

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Traffic Accidents 
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Highway Patrol officers narrowly escaped death or injury when a car plowed into their parked patrol car despite 100 meters of traffic cones and flashing warning lights placed behind it. At around 10:00 pm, highway police attended the scene of an accident on Freeway 3 in Hsinchu County, and were directing traffic around the site when the driver of a white Tesla sedan slammed into one of two patrol cars. The patrol car was pushed forward by the impact and

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