Driver of self-driving car caught sleeping behind the wheel

Police in Alberta are reminding Albertans that owning a self-driving car doesn’t mean they don’t have to follow the rules. David Ewasuk reports.

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58 comments

  1. हालत कैसे भी हो बहादुर रोया नहीं करते,
    सीने में जिनके जूनून हो वो हिम्मत खोया नहीं करते.,,

    1. 3 minutes without touching the wheel the car will stop… Proof you cannot sleep and drive a Tesla… He was laid back yes, but to say he was sleeping is going to be proven false in the courts no doubt…

    1. @Matt Vella “The future use of these features without supervision is dependent on achieving reliability far in excess of human drivers as demonstrated by billions of miles of experience, as well as regulatory approval, which may take longer in some jurisdictions. As these self-driving capabilities are introduced, your car will be continuously upgraded through over-the-air software updates.” From Tesla’s own website. Fully autonomous driving is a planned feature, not an implemented one. You still need a driver, both by law and by the company’s own admission.

    1. Tesla drivers who pretend their “auto pilot” is actually a reliable autonomous self driving system are not morons. They’re criminals.

    2. @Ale p The systems are sold as driver supervised “auto pilot”. The driving codes don’t permit autonomous unsupervised vehicle operation. If you operate your car without immediate and constant driver supervision you’re breaking the law as it is written today.

    1. the car stops if you don’t touch the wheel every 3 minutes …
      Sleeping while driving is impossible, unless you can use your hands while sleeping 😛

  2. When these vehicles take over the roads and accident rates drop by like 99.99% I hope insurance premiums drop by the same amount.

    1. Having drivers sleeping or watching tv in their vehicles will only increase the insurance coverage, and the sky is the limit!

  3. Quickly now, let’s mandate a driver training program that costs 10k so class 5 drivers learn to not fall asleep

  4. Huh weird, who could have possibly seen this coming?! (sarcasm disclaimer, for you smooth-brains who didn’t see this coming…)

  5. Gimme one of those cars, and I’d most likely fall asleep as well. Hard enough time driving my 2002 Cavalier :))

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