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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by jakobegger on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:26AM (#16818716)
Just make the car turn on the warning lights and gently come to a stop when the driver lets go of the steering wheel or is otherwise not paying attention.

There are two possibilities:

1) The driver is actually incapacitated. Then slowing down and stopping is a million times safer than continuing to drive.

2) The driver was looking at his mobile phone. Then he'll probably quickly react and take control of the car again.

I don't see the scenario where continuing to drive is safe when the car knows the driver isn't paying attention.

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Re:Tesla issues strongest statement yet blaming driver for d... by Jemmeh on Thursday April 12, 2018 @10:37AM (#16821357)
Big city highway traffic where the road is crowded and moving fast. Those people aren't paying attention either and will slam into you. I've seen cars stopped on the freeway a few times in Atlanta because they broke down and it causes a big wreck. Responders really rush to get them off the road because it's so dangerous.
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