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Re:Musk Says Tesla Cars Will Go 620 Miles per Charge in 2 Ye... by georgeott on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @07:15PM (#10300521)
Serious question:

What do these cars (with no steering wheel) do, if involved in an accident?

How would the owner / police move the car to the side of the road?

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Re:Musk Says Tesla Cars Will Go 620 Miles per Charge in 2 Ye... by jfoster on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @07:24PM (#10300577)
They have an "urgent stop" button, which passengers can use. Presumably that's unnecessary, though, as I'd expect the vehicle can detect an accident and will stop. Tow trucks could take over, at that point.
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Re:Musk Says Tesla Cars Will Go 620 Miles per Charge in 2 Ye... by tajano on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @07:36PM (#10300643)
Emergency steering wheel app.
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Re:Musk Says Tesla Cars Will Go 620 Miles per Charge in 2 Ye... by username223 on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @09:09PM (#10301068)
And who pays for the insurance? And who is blamed for the accident? I'd be surprised if Google is accepting these costs.
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Re:Musk Says Tesla Cars Will Go 620 Miles per Charge in 2 Ye... by LaFolle on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @08:54AM (#10303514)
In accidents involving self driving, it could be easier to go to the root cause of accident, as these cars shall have lots of data for that incident and environment (like a black box).
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Re:Musk Says Tesla Cars Will Go 620 Miles per Charge in 2 Ye... by glibgil on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @07:23PM (#10300575)
With a tow truck.
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Re:Musk Says Tesla Cars Will Go 620 Miles per Charge in 2 Ye... by beeboop on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @08:02PM (#10300767)
Some places have laws requiring you to move the vehicle off the road if it steerable. There has to be some way to move the vehicle manually.
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Re:Musk Says Tesla Cars Will Go 620 Miles per Charge in 2 Ye... by georgeott on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @10:33AM (#10304232)
Exactly this. Minor collisions should move to the side of the road ASAP.
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