A Tesla was in its self-driving mode when it crashed into a parked patrol vehicle responding to a fatal crash in Orange County Thursday morning, police said. The officer was on traffic control duty…

A Tesla was in its self-driving mode when it crashed into a parked patrol vehicle responding to a fatal crash in Orange County Thursday morning, police said.

The officer was on traffic control duty blocking Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton for an investigation into a suspected DUI crash that left a motorcyclist dead around 9 p.m. Wednesday when his vehicle was struck.

A Fullerton Police Department spokesperson said the officer was standing outside his vehicle around midnight when he saw a Tesla driving in his direction and not slowing down.

  • @MeekerThanBeaker
    64•5 months ago

    And again, I thank rich people for being test subjects on new technology.

    • @FireRetardant
      94•5 months ago

      The victims involved in crashes aren’t always rich. People in other cars or pedestrians and cyclists can be injured by these mistakes.

    • @garretbleEnglish
      52•5 months ago

      If only it were that simple. WE are all the test subjects in this case whether we like it or not.

    • @[email protected]
      12•5 months ago

      I mean, testing new technology wasn’t really the issue here, the name of Tesla’s ‘self driving’ mode is just a lie. This is an idiot driver who should have been paying attention and wasn’t.

      But we already knew he was an idiot, he did buy a Tesla.