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Tesla Autopilot Mistakes Red Letters on Flag for Red Traffic Lights
A Tesla Model 3 misidentified flags with "COOP" written vertically on them as traffic lights.
- Date it happened
- 2020-10-22
- Organisation involved
- Tesla
- Product, system or model
- Tesla's Autopilot is a driver-assistance system meant to help drivers with normal driving functions like steering, braking, and accelerating semi-autonomously.
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