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Tesla Steers Onto Train Tracks It Apparently Mistook for a Road, Police Warn (www.hngn.com)
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The incident in northern California marked the latest mishap blamed on the electric vehicle company's Autopilot tech

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[–] ours 1 points 7 months ago

Subways not trains/trams, which makes sense since they are in a mostly closed system. The French one is closed off and doors slide open on the dock so that passengers can board the cars. This particular system also runs on pneumatic wheels on a rail. I guess for easier accuracy with braking/acceleration?