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Tesla travels 7 miles with driver asleep at the wheel, cops forced to take
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Published time: 3 Dec, 2018 10:46
Edited time: 3 Dec, 2018 12:15
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Tesla travels 7 miles with driver asleep at the wheel, cops forced to take
emergency action
The interior of a Tesla Model S is shown in autopilot mode. © Reuters /
Alexandria Sage
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A squad of cops had to get creative to stop a speeding vehicle whose
driver appeared to be asleep at the wheel. Despite blaring sirens,
flashing lights, and shouts from the officers, the speeding Tesla Model S
just kept going.
The quick-thinking cops in Palo Alto decided to bring the bizarre
situation to an end as quickly and safely as possible: they first
established a moving perimeter far behind the Tesla to keep other drivers
safe before one of the officers, who suspected that the vehicle’s
autopilot system might be engaged, drove in front of the car and began
gradually slowing down.

The formation reportedly travelled seven miles in seven minutes before the
runaway Tesla finally came to a stop a short time after 3am local time on
Friday. Officers could then finally question the dozing driver, who turned
out to be 45-year old Alexander Samek, who serves on the Los Altos
Planning Commission. “It took them awhile to wake him up,” Montiel
told Palo Alto Online.

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The police then carried out a roadside sobriety test which Samek failed.
He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and booked
into the San Mateo County jail.

“It’s great that we have this technology; however, we need to remind
people that... even though this technology is available, they need to make
sure they know they are responsible for maintaining control of the
vehicle,” California Highway Patrol public information officer Art
Montiel said.

Officers have yet to confirm that the car’s autopilot function was
switched on but suspect the car was on driver-assist mode that provides
semi-autonomous capability. According to the Tesla website, autopilot
functionality can match the car’s speed to traffic conditions while
staying within a lane, which seems to match the police description of the
Friday night chase and subsequent arrest.

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However, autopilot is supposed to detect if the driver's hands are on the
wheel or not and recent software updates warn drivers in as little as 30
seconds if it suspects they may not be paying attention. The car should
automatically slow to a halt if the driver fails to respond to alert
warnings.

Tesla recently celebrated one billion miles travelled by its vehicles in
autopilot mode.

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with the increasing complexity of these pilot systems, it will be hard for the car producer to prove that the driver started the car, and then fell asleep.
"I swear Officer, I was just taking a nap, the next thing I knew was your gun in my ear...you gotta believe me !"
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