Tesla on autopilot drives into Michigan trooper's patrol car
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Tesla on autopilot crashed into a Lansing-area state trooper's patrol car early Wednesday, Michigan State Police said.
Neither the trooper nor the 22-year-old Lansing man who was driving the Tesla were injured in the 1:10 a.m. crash on Interstate 96 in Eaton County, police said.
The crash occurred as the trooper was investigating a collision between a car and a deer, WLNS-TV reported. The patrol car's emergency lights were activated when the Tesla drove into it, police said.
The Tesla's driver was issued citations for failure to move over and driving with a license suspended.
Tesla has said previously that its Autopilot and "full self-driving" are driver-assistance systems and that the driver must be ready to intervene at all times.
But the company has been criticized by the National Transportation Safety Board for failing to adequately monitor drivers to make sure they are paying attention.
Qualified immunity and police reform to be discussed during law school’s symposium
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s annual Law Review Symposium will feature an in-depth look at qualified immunity, and how it balances the need to hold public officials accountable while at the same time providing protections from liability when officials perform their duties reasonably. Additionally, the symposium will review the recent call for police reforms following the 2020 death of George of Floyd.
WMU-Cooley criminal law Professor Anthony Flores will moderate the online symposium on Thursday, March 18, at 5 p.m. via Webex. The featured presenter will be civil rights attorney and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, who also leads the city of Detroit’s criminal justice reform work.
Savit, a former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is a nationally recognized attorney who has led public-interest lawsuits against some of the country’s toughest adversaries, such as banks, the opioid industry, slumlords, and corporate polluters. Savit is credited with leading Detroit’s legal efforts establishing that all children have a constitutional right to learn how to read and write.
“We are honored to have WMU-Cooley’s Law Review discuss the important topics of qualified immunity and police reform with one of the nation’s leading experts, who happens to be leading these efforts in Detroit,” said Flores.
To join the virtual Webex event, visit https://cooley.webex.com/cooley/j.php?MTID=m390ea937144975327d41333636e88267.
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