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KayLeadfoot@fedia.io · 3 Sep 2026

Study: Police Reports Miss 96% of Active Phone Use Before Crashes

FuelArc News Study: Police Reports Miss 96% of Active Phone Use Before Crashes - FuelArc News

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A new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study compared smartphone telematics with police reports for almost 17,000 crashes in Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio, and Texas. After excluding passive screen activity such as an untouched navigation display, the data still show a huge gap: phones detected active use before crashes far more often than police documented it.

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KayLeadfoot@fedia.io · 17 Aug 2026

Tesla Robotaxi Mows Down Bollards & Keeps Driving, After “Impeccable” Record Touted on Stock Call

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Take a look at this. A Tesla Robotaxi in Austin pauses, seems to reconsider a right-hand turn through some bollards, and then decides: "I’m just gonna send it."

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I actually looked into that...!

The Google Maps interface lets you see when the street was imaged. It's been that way since 2024, at least. A helpful Redditor shared the link to it.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/VZRjSc325Kg7Vpq17

I'm bad as an automotive journalist. What I lack in skill, I make up for with effort and comedic timing

on Tesla Robotaxi Mows Down Bollards & Keeps Driving, After “Impeccable” Record Touted on Stock Call in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Aug 2026
I'm honestly surprised that a Tesla Model Y fit in this gap. Maybe it ran over the first bollard a bit?

Edit: And, IDK, "managed to get out appropriately" in this case would unfortunately mean throwing it in reverse and doubling back through the cross-walk, I think. It's never a good idea to run stuff over to get where you're going.

on Tesla Robotaxi Mows Down Bollards & Keeps Driving, After “Impeccable” Record Touted on Stock Call in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Aug 2026