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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by Lammy on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @09:22AM (#22308996)
> So people can't drive for long with their hands completely off the steering wheel, until they use some kind of defeating device.

Is that what happened in this case then? Serious question; never driven a Tesla. https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2018/11/30/los-altos-pla...

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by _ph_ on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:26AM (#22309517)
As the driver was still unresponsive until woken by the police, I would think it was the autopilot eventually stopping the car.
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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by Lammy on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @11:18AM (#22310064)
They stopped the car by driving in front of it to trigger the braking sensor.
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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by _ph_ on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:51PM (#22310928)
That would work too :)
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