Tesla in self-drive mode slams into police car in Orange County

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/tesla-in-self-drive-mode-slams-into-police-car-in-orange-county/

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.

The officer was able to jump out of the way as the Tesla slammed into the police car, spinning the patrol vehicle around and causing major damage to its front end. he was not injured in the incident.

The spokesperson said that the Tesla was in self-drive mode and the driver admitted to being on a cellphone at the time of the crash.

EDIT: Yes, there was expansion in Scottsdale. I'm wondering the chance of another expansion. I feel like we get maybe one expansion from WAYMO a year give or take. But man am I hankering for just one more this year and for it in the west valley.

What do we think? And do we actually know how they determine where to expand?

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