Drunk driver strikes fire truck in San Jose, CA

[apkom]

A Tesla crashed into the back of a San Jose fire truck on Highway 101 early Saturday

"TESLA near miss! For the 2nd time in recent months SJ FF’s escaped serious injury as a @teslamotors “Zero Emissions” vehicle slammed into the back of a #SJFD FireEngine @ 70 MPH on Hwy 101 at 1am - Reportedly the vehicle was in auto mode but auto braking system was not engaged"

 

[S'toon]

Tesla driver arrested for drunk driving after blaming Autopilot for crashing into a fire truck

 

[Raechris]

Stupid people doing stupid things drive all types of cars. Sure there were 1,000 similar incidents yesterday and this is a story? Not news.

 

[Raechris]

The story should be how the car can impact a stationary object and the occupants don’t need medical attention. Any other car would be serious injury to death.

 

[Tdriver]

We need to stop reporting this type of incident. It just provides info for the shorts. There are hundreds of accidents every day.

 

[cwerdna]

Sure there were 1,000 similar incidents yesterday and this is a story? Not news.

Maybe, but hitting stationary parked fire trucks? Out of those, how many of those vehicles had something similar to autopilot and automatic emergency braking? (Yes, I know, they may be unable to reliably detected stopped vehicles at highway speeds).

If the "driver" really was drunk, perhaps AP let him "drive" more successfully/further than on a car without it? Unfortunately, he had this issue.

 

[NewTMSMan]

Please change the title to be accurate - "Drunk Driver strikes Fire Truck"

 

[Maximapolak]

Sounds like he was drunk, unfamiliar with the car (still had the "zero emissions" plate), and though he was in autopilot.

 

[dark cloud]

It is actually a good news story. Of all the targets he could have hit after passing out a huge firetruck is the best choice. No innocent bystanders were hurt as a result.

 

[NerdUno]

We need to stop reporting this type of incident. It just provides info for the shorts. There are hundreds of accidents every day.

I agree. Fire trucks have feelings, too.

 

[croman]

Are these all AP1? I don't recall one AP2 car hitting a firetruck.

 

[PhatCat]

Alternate title to this thread:

"FUD strikes Tesla again on TMC late Saturday"

 

[Helmuth]

Another reason they are not going to remove the nags (or extend the intervals) anytime soon...

 

[apkom]

Please change the title to be accurate - "Drunk Driver strikes Fire Truck"

I wish I could. I don't see any option to change it.

 

[kavyboy]

Another reason they are not going to remove the nags (or extend the intervals) anytime soon...

I don't understand. The nags obviously didn't work, at least in this case. This incident is evidence they are ineffective. What about this event supports the theory that more nags is better?

 

[dark cloud]

I don't understand. The nags obviously didn't work, at least in this case. This incident is evidence they are ineffective. What about this event supports the theory that more nags is better?

Exactly. He may not have had any nags at all; maybe his hands were on the wheel the whole time? Just because you pass out doesn't mean your hands fall off.

 

[f205v]

What nags? The driver doesn't even remember if autopilot was engaged or not!
This is clearly not a problem of nags, it's a problem of a drunken driver doing stupid things.

 

[ghostrunner]

This article shows just how many accidents there are all the time involving emergency vehicles, happens to many times in my opinion. My son is a firefighter and drives a firetruck he says people ignore the lights and sirens all the time. He was hit once standing by a crashed car by a guy who wasn't paying attention, the driver claimed he didn't see the fire truck and its lights
How Many Emergency Vehicle Accidents Occur in the U.S.?

 

[Russell]

Are these all AP1? I don't recall one AP2 car hitting a firetruck.

Drunk driver doesn't even know if he had Autopilot on, "I think I had auto-pilot on,”

 

[Russell]

A Tesla crashed into the back of a San Jose fire truck on Highway 101 early Saturday

"TESLA near miss! For the 2nd time in recent months SJ FF’s escaped serious injury as a @teslamotors “Zero Emissions” vehicle slammed into the back of a #SJFD FireEngine..."

2nd time??

June 2, 2018 a Nissan ran into the rear of a SJFD truck. I that tweet, they did not mention the make of the car
SanJoseFireFighters on Twitter

Nov 17, 2017 A Mercedes on fire in a parking lot. No mention of the make.
San Jose Fire Dept. on Twitter