The buried lede in the breaking story about a slow-speed crash is yet another “veered” Tesla.
At around 10:25 p.m. the suspect suddenly collided with the back of a parked car on Santa Monica Boulevard near N. Mariposa Avenue at around 30 miles per hour, according to SkyCal’s speed tracker.
It’s unclear what caused them to suddenly veer to the right.
Unclear as always. The Tesla design seems to suddenly veer and crash even at low speeds.
Watching the video it appears software may have been in control: confused by a lane it slowed, stopped and then turned to accelerate straight into the back of a parked car.
Protocols that suggest a tag-along to wait until it causes property damage or worse seems unnecessarily dangerous. In the tragic Massachusetts case the Tesla being monitored suddenly killed an officer. Police and their communities must work to avoid this horrible and tragic soul-searching, which comes when they delay arrest of a Tesla despite clear and present threats to society. Consider how safety data has looked for years – Tesla software is worse than domestic terrorism.
