Tesla driver who killed 2 people while using autopilot must pay $23,000 in restitution without having to serve any jail time::The case is believed to be the first time that U.S. prosecutors have brought felony charges against a motorist who was using a partially automated driving system.

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I owe more in college debt…

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Bro they definitely payed 10k in lawyers it was that our prison so

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Even so, most of my college tuition was paid as I went through

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Okay but these are parties who should pay or at least be investigated for fault as well:

  • Tesla, obviously (stop calling it autopilot. This is why idiots treat it like, ya know, autopilot.)
  • Traffic Engineers (probably out of tax payers pockets. Sorry, not sorry. Pay attention to your transport infrastructure as well as who you elect to maintain and design it. Why is it that the US has had such an increase in road fatalities and incidents when so many European nations have seen a decrease? Consider why that is and how that can be replicated here. Also, unfuck the average american’s mindset on roundabouts. I don’t know why so many of us hate roundabouts with a rabid anger, but at the same time will complain about red lights without a single ounce of irony.)
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Another brilliant solution by America™

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So if I want to kill someone and get away with it I just run them over with a Tesla? Nice…

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Tesla’s are more likely, but typically your average car will do.

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A get out of jail free car.

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Hey what a bargain! Usually hired killers cost a lot more than that. OR SO IM TOLD BY MY FRIENDS.

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