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Re:San Francisco cops pull over a Cruise driverless car for ... by dotancohen on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:09AM (#30987582) 

  > a police car is usually called "volante" (literally "flying")
Don't all cars driven by Italians do that? I think that I've even seen a Punto with a single poor tire on the pavement once. :)
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Re:San Francisco cops pull over a Cruise driverless car for ... by jaclaz on Monday April 11, 2022 @08:55AM (#30988015)
No Pinto ever set foot (I mean tire) in Italy AFAICT, I think they weren't ever imported in Europe, but - seriously - I once happened to be overtaken by one of the few Lamborghini's they have, on a highway, I was going (cruising) at a "normal" speed (some 120 kmh) and had this strange "something blue" feeling in the rear mirror and by the time I realized it was the police flashing lights I heard "whoosh" and they were gone. (in some rare cases they use these Lambo's to transport transplant organs when elicopter was not available/couldn't fly) between cities:

https://it.motor1.com/news/457740/lamborghini-huracan-polizi...

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Re:San Francisco cops pull over a Cruise driverless car for ... by dotancohen on Monday April 11, 2022 @09:54AM (#30988711)
Oops, I corrected "Pinto" to "Punto". For some reason, typing that just feels like it's a dirty word.
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Re:San Francisco cops pull over a Cruise driverless car for ... by jaclaz on Monday April 11, 2022 @10:14AM (#30989011)
I see, that makes sense now.
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