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A German driver lost his license after he fell asleep in his car while it was on autopilot.
The police tried to stop the self-driving car but couldn't. The vehicle was able to keep the same distance from the patrol car in front.
The driver was seen in a reclined position with his eyes closed and his hands off the steering wheel.
A dangerous trend that has ended in several crashes is when people lose consciousness in a car.
The report shows how easy it is to fool a driver into thinking he is alert, something that has already been criticized by the company.
There is a lot of scrutiny for the driver assistance software. Regulators in the US are looking into a series of incidents involving the car company, as well as misleading customers into believing the cars can drive themselves.
This incident didn't end in disaster. The driver woke up after 15 minutes and pulled over.
The driver tried to fool the car into driving itself while he was asleep. The steering wheel weight in the footwell can be used to trick the vehicle's safety system.
The press release states that drugs may have played a part.
The suspension of the driver's license seems reasonable considering his misdeeds.
Lawyers for the company say failure to deliver self- driving isn't fraud.
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