Video Shows a Guy Asleep at the Wheel of a Tesla on the Mass Pike

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Post by rrauenza » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 1:04 AM UTC

Video Shows a Guy Asleep at the Wheel of a Tesla on the Mass Pike
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Post by WheelsAtLarge » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 3:11 AM UTC

I am beginning to think that these videos are staged. We all know that these type of videos will go viral.

My big question is why don't the people that take them bothered to get the license plate. If they are so concerned then why wouldn't they take the license plate and let the police know first?

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Post by jbverschoor » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 3:17 AM UTC

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #2

I am beginning to think that these videos are staged. We all know that these type of videos will go viral. My big question is why don't the people that take them bothered to get the license plate. If they are so concerned then why wouldn't they take the license plate and let the police know first?

You don’t say...

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Post by easytiger » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 5:25 AM UTC

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #2

I am beginning to think that these videos are staged. We all know that these type of videos will go viral. My big question is why don't the people that take them bothered to get the license plate. If they are so concerned then why wouldn't they take the license plate and let the police know first?

Really?

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Post by writepub » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 6:25 AM UTC

Tesla... Saving the lives of sleepy divers since 2018

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Post by kalyori » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 8:35 AM UTC

Dang that's crazy... next feature for Tesla: detect if you're asleep and play a sound to wake you up.

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Post by breakingcups » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 12:24 PM UTC

Theoretically, if honking doesn't help, does it help to drive in front of the Tesla and slowly brake to convince the autopilot to either beep the driver awake or come to a stop?

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Post by quaquaqua1 » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 12:34 PM UTC

You have to view the good with the bad. I am not a Tesla fanboy, and I've seen dozens of accidents on the same road where drivers fell asleep and the car kept going.

Just last month I saw a young girl's car go into a ditch in Indianapolis because she was working 3 jons to survive. The sleepiness just overpowers you before you know it, even though in the back of your mind you shouldn't be on the road.

60MPH isn't good but it's better to have autopilot that doesn't kill anyone.

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Post by flyingfences » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 1:02 PM UTC

Can we also mention, though, the guy who's shooting a cell phone video while driving on the Mass Pike?

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 1:33 PM UTC

quaquaqua1 wrote: post #8

You have to view the good with the bad. I am not a Tesla fanboy, and I've seen dozens of accidents on the same road where drivers fell asleep and the car kept going. Just last month I saw a young girl's car go into a ditch in Indianapolis because she was working 3 jons to survive. The sleepiness just overpowers you before you know it, even though in the back of your mind you shouldn't be on the road. 60MPH isn't good…

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