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How reliable is the autopilot of a modern car?

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Can today’s cars drive themselves? Leading car safety expert Matthew Avery from Thatcham Research demonstrates what can happen when a driver becomes convinced that a current road car is capable of driving autonomously.

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A good road safety video Good little prevention video which reminds us that driving very fast in a car, to the point of speeding, hardly saves any time.
Bumper car for the road in the back, there is the engine, automatic gearbox and two-wheel drive of a Chevrolet Aveo.
Head-on collision of a car with a cyclist The road is a one-way 90km/h linking the local beauty spot 'Goyt Valley' to the 'Cat and Fiddle' (one of the most dangerous roads in the UK). The car is an imported Mazda MX5. The cyclist passed 2 access prohibition signs and continued his descent on the wrong side of the road. The car was traveling at about 50km/h around the bend. The estimated speed of the cyclist was approximately 65 km/h. The cyclist stood up immediately after the impact and walked around the car before sitting down at the side of the road. The driver called the ambulance due to the cyclist's lower back pain and confusion shortly afterwards. Amazingly, no bones were broken and the cyclist was released from hospital 6 hours later.
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Dog got suspect by the crotch 6/19/2021, Marion County, Florida, USA. Gregory Lee Linder, 33, tried to escape road control, but after a short chase, his car ended up off the road and ran off on his own. Unfortunately, the policeman had a service dog with him, which bit into his crotch. From that moment on, there were no problems with the arrest. After hospital treatment, Linder was arrested for the crime of escaping from police and driving a motor vehicle with a detained driver's license.
Car loses control and hits a van July 23, 2018 / Ukhta, Russia Accident on the road Syktyvkar-Ukhta. This minivan was ahead of the driver a minute before the accident.
Abandoning Dogs Occurred on April 13, 2018 / San Antonio, Texas, USA I was getting ready for work when I spotted a car at a dead end road removing collars from within the car. I put my shoes on quickly and ran out to the road and started recording the act. I am tired of people doing this continuously in the area. I recorded to educated and advise them to do the right thing. The woman in the video responded back for directions to the Animal Care services, and yet decided to commit the illegal activity as directed by driver who then backed out and back seat passenger flipped me off.
Thieves Steal Washing Powder From Overturned Lorry A bunch of thieves took off with boxes full of washing powder after a lorry overturned on a road in South Africa. The lorry was full of boxes of MAQ brand washing powder when it overturned in the Midvaal municipality of north-eastern South Africa’s Gauteng Province. A video shot by a passenger in a passing car shows hundreds of people at the scene, with many standing on the side of the felled lorry. Many vehicles are parked nearby as people pull over to help themselves to the free goods. A police officer is seen talking to a driver but he seems powerless to stop the looting frenzy going on behind him.
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Autopilot Tesla rescued the driver from a collision with a truck. Tesla driver was moving along the road with the included autopilot, when the truck decided to rearrange to the right lane. From the electric car accident saved the audible alarm, after which the car dodged collision right. Joshua Brown, the owner of the electric vehicle, said he did not see the truck maneuver and only thanks to the autopilot was able to avoid an accident.
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