Car ‘narrowly missed’ trooper lasting extracurricular vehicle, FHP says

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Tesla successful “auto pilot” mode deed a authorities trooper’s patrol car and different conveyance connected Interstate 4 successful Orange County aboriginal Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The FHP said the trooper was stopped with his exigency lights activated to assistance different car that was stopped connected the interstate conscionable earlier 5 a.m.

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According to the clang report, the trooper was retired of his car to assistance determination the different conveyance retired of the roadworthy erstwhile the Tesla failed to determination over, hitting the patrol car on with the different car.

Troopers said the Telsa “narrowly missed” the trooper. The Tesla operator said the car was connected “auto pilot” mode, according to the FHP.

The clang remains nether investigation.

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