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Tesla Crash Raises Questions About Self-Driving Cars
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An Ohio man died while driving his Tesla car in its semi-autonomous mode in May, according to a Tesla statement this week. The accident occurred when Joshua Brown's car hit a tractor-trailer that it didn't brake for because the cameras on the car couldn't distinguish the trailer from the bright sky. Brown also failed to see the truck.
The accident comes to light as many automakers are developing self-driving cars. Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Mike Regan of Bloomberg Gadfly about what the accident means for the industry.
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Michael Regan, columnist at Bloomberg Gadfly. He tweets @Reganonymous.
This segment aired on July 1, 2016.