{"id":57392,"date":"2018-01-25T05:18:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=57392"},"modified":"2018-01-25T05:18:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:18:12","slug":"self-driving-tesla-crashes-into-fire-engine-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/self-driving-tesla-crashes-into-fire-engine-in-california.html","title":{"rendered":"Self-driving Tesla crashes into fire engine in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Self-driving Tesla crashes into fire engine in California<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">A car reportedly engaged in self-drive mode crashed into a parked fire engine in Los Angeles County on Monday (Jan 22).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Culver City&#8217;s fire service said a Tesla Model S vehicle had &#8220;ploughed into the rear&#8221; of one of its fire engines, while the truck was attending to another accident on a highway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The fire service added that there were no injuries reported from the crash with the Tesla.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">According to CNBC, the driver said the car was on Tesla&#8217;s Autopilot driver assistance system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The incident has prompted investigators from the National Traffic Safety Board to examine the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">CNBC added that the field investigation will focus on both driver and vehicle factors. In a statement sent to US media, Tesla said: &#8220;Autopilot is intended for use only with a fully attentive driver.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">GM SELF-DRIVING CAR INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT LAST DECEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Last December, a self-driving General Motors Chevy Bolt in autopilot mode crashed into a motorcyclist in San Francisco, injuring him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The motorcyclist is currently suing GM, BBC said in a report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">According to GM, its vehicle had been changing lanes when the gap ahead closed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">While the Chevy Bolt had been re-centering itself in the original lane, a Honda motorcycle travelling at a faster speed had moved into the car&#8217;s way, glanced off its side, wobbled and fallen over, GM added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">&#8220;Safety is our primary focus when it comes to developing and testing our self-driving technology,&#8221; a GM spokesman told the BBC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">However, the motorcyclist disputes GM&#8217;s account, stating that the car &#8220;suddenly veered&#8221; into his lane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/news\/world\/self-driving-tesla-crashes-into-fire-engine-in-california-9893920<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/self-driving-tesla-crashes-into-fire-engine-in-california.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-driving Tesla crashes into fire engine in California A car reportedly engaged in self-drive mode crashed into a parked fire engine in Los Angeles County on Monday (Jan 22). 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